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AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NIX

No. 9549.

512 P.2d 1251 (1973)

85 N.M. 415

AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bettye H. NIX, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Privette & Arthur, Las Cruces, for defendant-appellant.

Bivins & Weinbrenner, Jerald A. Valentine, Las Cruces, for plaintiff-appellee.

OPINION

MARTINEZ, Justice.

On April 5, 1969, William E. Nix, husband of defendant-appellant, was injured while riding a horse. He was thrown to the ground, rendered unconscious, and never regained consciousness. The plaintiff-appellee, Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna), by its group health insurance policy, insured defendant-appellant Bettye H. Nix and her husband. The policy did not cover an injury related to employment.

Bettye Nix erroneously...

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