BANKERS LIFE & CAS. CO. v. JENKINS


547 S.W.2d 237 (1977)

BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner-Defendant, v. Elizabeth (Mrs. J.D.) JENKINS, Respondent-Plaintiff.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Brading, Johnson City, for petitioner-defendant; Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, Johnson City, of counsel.

Edwin B. Charles, Paul J. Sherwood, Johnson City, for respondent-plaintiff.


OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this action the beneficiary of a travel accident insurance policy, Mrs. J.D. Jenkins, seeks to recover for the death of her husband, the named insured. The case was tried without a jury. The trial court gave judgment for the beneficiary, but the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial.

Mr. Jenkins, the insured, was killed while operating a pick-up truck furnished to him by his employer, en route to his...

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