LIFE INS. CO. OF THE SOUTHWEST v. OVERSTREET

No. 18068.

580 S.W.2d 929 (1979)

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST, Appellant, v. Jacquei Mae OVERSTREET, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Herman, Scott, Dean & Miles, and J. Shelby Sharpe, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Herrick & Waltrip, and John W. Herrick, Fort Worth, for appellee.


OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

A life insurance company appeals the judgment of the trial court against it for the face amount of a policy of life insurance plus attorney's fees. The question is whether the effective date of the policy is the one stated thereon, or the date when the first year's premium was paid and coverage became effective. The answer will determine whether the named insured died within the 31 day grace period thus entitling his widow to the...

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