Legal Opinion
Biggs v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 8, 1955No. 3232PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALE, Justice.
This is a stakeholders suit brought by Washington National Insurance Company as plaintiff in interpleader. • The object of the suit was to adjudicate the conflicting claims being asserted by the defendants in the bill of interpleader to the proceeds due under a Health and Accident policy issued by the Insurance Company to Andrew Biggs as the insured.. The policy was dated December 12, 1952, and provided in substance/ among numerous other items of coverage, that in the event of the accidental death of the insured the Company would pay $1,000 to “Mattie Biggs, wife.” The insured…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Equitable Life Insurance v. HazlewoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Drane, Ind. Extr. v. Jefferson Std. Life Ins. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Turner v. DavidsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Livesay v. First Nat. Bank of LockneyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1933
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