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GIDEON v. SERVICE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.

No. 875.

510 S.W.2d 631 (1974)

Yvonne GIDEON, Appellant, v. SERVICE LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

May 31, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Ganem, Victoria, for appellant.

Sam R. Perry, Austin, for appellee.

OPINION

YOUNG, Justice.

The controlling question in this case is: Was the pilot of a private aircraft at the time of his death "riding in" the aircraft within the meaning of an exclusionary clause of a credit life insurance policy? If he was "riding in" the aircraft, his widow is not entitled to recover the insurance proceeds. If he was not, she is.

Yvonne Gideon, as surviving widow of Johnny G. Gideon, sued Service Life and Casualty Insurance Company...

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