Higginbotham v. General Life & Accident Insurance Co.

OPINION

RAY, Justice.

The issue in this cause is whether the record reflects proper service of citation on General Life and Accident Insurance Company and National Benefit Life Insurance Company, both domestic insurance companies. The return on both defendants’ citations stated that they were served “on the 18 day of March, 1986 at 12:01 o’clock p.m.” The trial court rendered default judgment against both defendants. After hearing the motions for new trial presented by both defendants, the trial court expressly concluded that service was proper under former article 3.64 of the Insurance Code,…