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ROBINSON v. RELIABLE LIFE INS. CO.

No. 19245.

554 S.W.2d 231 (1977)

James D. ROBINSON, Appellant, v. The RELIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied August 11, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Turner, Dallas, for appellant.

William A. Forteith, Elliott, Churchill, Hansen & Dyess, Dallas, for appellee.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

The question on this appeal is whether an insurer, in order to avoid liability on a policy of life insurance on the ground of false representations in the application for insurance, must establish both that the representation was material to the risk and that the condition concerning which the representation was made contributed to the death of the insured. We hold that under Texas Insurance Code Annotated article 21.16 (Vernon 1963), a finding...

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