STANDARD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. v. HARDEE

No. 7171.

330 S.W.2d 544 (1959)

STANDARD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. May HARDEE, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Rehearing Denied December 29, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenley, Sharp, Ritter & Boyland, Longview, for appellant.

Davis Bailey, Carthage, for appellee.


CHADICK, Chief Justice.

This is a suit by the beneficiary to collect proceeds of an accidental death indemnity policy. The judgment of the trial court awarding the beneficiary recovery of $2,000, penalty of $240 and attorney's fee of $500 is affirmed.

The deceased, John A. Hardee, was engaged in hauling pulpwood using a flat-bed, long-wheelbase truck with rear dual wheels. The deceased in maneuvering the truck in the woods accidentally backed the left rear...

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