Great Eastern Casualty Co. v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Palo Pinto County; W. J. Oxford, Judge. Action by Frank E. Thomas against the Great Eastern Casualty Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
This suit was brought by ap-pellee against the appellant to recover $1,250, and statutory penalty and attorney’s fees, claimed to be owing on an alleged contract of indemnity for accidental loss of a foot by plaintiff.
Plaintiff alleged that on or about the 3d day of May, 1913, one R. L. Mastin, agent of defendant, induced him to apply to defendant for an accident policy, and represented that the policy would cover all kinds of accidents, including the loss of a foot, for which defendant would pay plaintiff $1,250, and, relying on said representations, plaintiff paid said Mastin for defendant…
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