TRAVELERS INS. CO. v. STEVENS

No. 1572.

553 S.W.2d 232 (1977)

The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Geraldine J. STEVENS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Louis Morris Stevens, Deceased, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 14th District.

Rehearing Denied July 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Rowland, III, Vinson & Elkins, Houston, for appellant.

O. Joseph Damiani, Houston, for appellee.


CIRE, Justice.

Defendant in a suit to recover payments under an insurance policy appeals from a judgment for plaintiff, presenting, inter alia, the question of the propriety of the "dynamite" charge in Texas.

On October 21, 1973 Louis Morris Stevens was killed when the automobile he was driving crashed head-on into a bridge abutment in Brazoria County. Appellee Geraldine J. Stevens, individually and as administratrix of the deceased's estate, demanded...

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