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RELIABLE LIFE INS. CO. v. RIVERA

No. 17133.

570 S.W.2d 234 (1978)

The RELIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Connie RIVERA, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

August 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barrow, Bland & Rehmet, Robert S. MacIntyre, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

Blaine & Carroll, Victor R. Blaine, Houston, for appellee.

EVANS, Justice.

A "grudge fight" involving four men at Sylvia's Lounge on November 10, 1973, left Roy Rivera dead from a gunshot wound in his chest. His widow, Connie Rivera brought this action against The Reliable Life Insurance Company to recover accidental death benefits under a policy issued on her husband's life. The insurance company defended on the basis of a policy limitation which provides that "no accidental death benefit will be payable if death results...

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