AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. DECKARD

No. 8323.

488 S.W.2d 487 (1972)

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Georgeanna DECKARD, a minor, by her next friend and father, D. T. Deckard, and D. T. Deckard, Individually, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson, Ochsner, Adkins, Harlan & Hankins, Wayne Sturdivant, Amarillo, for appellant.

Merchant, Barfield & Poff, Wayne B. Barfield, Amarillo, for appellees.


REYNOLDS, Justice.

The appellate issue is whether the Killgore Children's Psychiatric Center & Hospital in Amarillo is a "hospital" as defined in the insurance policy under which hospital benefits were sought. In response to the one issue submitted, the trial court jury found that the institution was a hospital within the meaning of the policy definition, and judgment was entered accordingly. We hold that the definitive...

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