Fredonia State Bank v. General American Life Insurance Co.

On Application foh WRIT of ERROR to the Court of Appeals FOR the Twelfth DistRict of Texas.

The principal issue in this case is whether an insurance company may assert the defense of misrepresentation for statements made in an application not attached to a life insurance policy. In reversing and remanding a jury verdict in favor of an insured, the court of appeals considered evidence contained in an application for life insurance that was not attached to, or made a part of, the life insurance policies at issue. 884 S.W.2d 167. Because article 21.35 of the Texas Insurance Code prohibits…