GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INS. CO. v. RODRIGUEZ

No. C2963.

641 S.W.2d 264 (1982)

GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Gerturdis RODRIGUEZ, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris Pappas, Wycoff, Russell, Dunn & Frazier, Houston, for appellant.

Travis Johnson, White & Johnson, John K. George, Houston, for appellees.

Before MILLER, MORSE and JAMES, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

Appeal arises from a judgment of the trial court awarding appellee benefits from an accidental death provision in a life insurance policy, attorney's fees and a statutory penalty of 12%. We find no error in the judgment below, save the source of an award for attorney's fees, and we affirm as modified herein.

On or about July 5, 1978, Juan Rodriguez, the insured, died as a result of injuries received from a gunshot wound. At the time of his...

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