UNITED BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF OMAHA v. BOYD

No. 6097.

453 S.W.2d 332 (1970)

UNITED BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF OMAHA, Appellant, v. Donald J. BOYD, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1970.

Writ Refused July 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turpin, Smith, Dyer, Hardie & Harman, Midland, Max N. Osborn, Midland, Lawrence L. Fuller, Odessa, of counsel, for appellant.

Burnett & Childs, Jerry P. Childs, Haskell H. Shelton, Jr., Wm. (Ruff) Ahders, Richard J. Clarkson and Bob Hoblit, Odessa, for appellee.


OPINION

WARD, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment awarding the appellee the sum of $5,000.00 as beneficiary under a life insurance policy issued on the life of a minor. This case principally concerns an interpretation of Article 3.49-1 and Article 3.49-2 of the Texas Insurance Code, V.A.T.S., as viewed against the background of the history of our law on insurance. We fail to agree with the contentions of either party, and reverse and remand...

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