MERTES v. CALIFORNIA-WESTERN STATES LIFE INS. CO.

No. 5331.

511 S.W.2d 609 (1974)

James F. MERTES, Appellant, v. CALIFORNIA-WESTERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Waco.

June 20, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheehy, Cureton, Westbrook, Lovelace & Nielsen, Benjamin N. Hamilton, Waco, for appellant.

Bryan, Wilson, Olson & Stem, Keith E. Farr, Waco, for appellee.


OPINION

JAMES, Justice.

This is a suit on a group hospitalization policy. The question before us is whether The Oaks Residential Treatment Center, in Austin, Texas, is a "hospital" as defined in the insurance policy under which hospital benefits were sought. We hold that this treatment center was not a "hospital" as defined in said policy, and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The daughter of Plaintiff-Appellant James F. Mertes had developed...

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