Travelers' Ins. Co. v. Harris
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Sixth Supreme Judicial District. Action by Sallie Lou Harris against the Travelers’ Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals (178 S. W. 816) and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSadler, J.
The Travelers’ Insurance Company issued an accident policy to George V. Harris on March 31, 1908, in which it insured him against bodily injuries effected directly and independently of all other causes through external, violent, and accidental means, wherein it promised in event of death to pay to his wife, Sallie Lou Harris, the sum of $5,000, with certain accumulations. Within the policy there were certain exception clauses, the ninth of which is;
“This insurance shall not cover * * * injuries * * * from voluntary overexertion, from voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger. * * * Nor shall…
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