Texas Life Ins. Co. v. Childress
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. E. L. Ray, Judge. Suit by Maggie Childress, as guardian of the estates of Ruñe D. and Willie D. Turnip-seed, minors, against the Texas life Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDUNIiLIN, J.
Maggie Childress, as guardian of the estates of Rufie L. Turnipseed and Willie D. Turnipseed, minors, instituted this suit to collect two life insurance policies for the sum of $2,000 each, in favor of said minors issued to Wm. R. Turnipseed, father of said minors, by the Texas Life Insurance Company, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the full amounts named in the policies the insurance company has appealed.
The two policies were exact duplicates of each other, both dated September 25, 1914, and Wm. R. Turnipseed died during the night of May 21, 1915, less than one year after…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Richey v. Woodmen of the WorldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
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