National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Dove

WALKER, Chief Justice.

This suit was filed July 29, 1941, in district court of Angelina county by appellee, Lemmie C. Dove, against appellant, the National Life & Accident Insurance Company, for sick benefits on a health policy issued by appellant to appellee on July 4, 1938, at a premium rate of 50 cents per week. Appellee alleged that he became ill about March 1, 1940, or prior thereto, and as a result of this illness, developed a serious heart ailment of arteriosclerosis and myocarditis; he prayed for sick benefits at $12.50 a week for 26 weeks during the year of 1940, beginning with April…