Eagle Life Insurance Co. v. Spencer

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a plea of privilege case. Geraldine A. Spencer filed suit in Nueces County, the county of her residence, against Eagle Life Insurance Company (Eagle Life) to recover the proceeds of a credit life insurance policy which insured the life of her deceased husband. Eagle Life filed a plea of privilege to be sued in Bexar County, the county of its corporate residence. Plaintiff filed a controverting plea, alleging that venue was properly maintainable in Nueces County pursuant to Subdivisions 23 and 28 of Article 1995, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. (1964). After a hearing,…