MASS. INDEM. & LIFE INS. v. MORRISON

No. 09 87 054 CV.

745 S.W.2d 461 (1988)

MASSACHUSETTS INDEMNITY AND LIFE INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Barbara MORRISON, Individually, and as Independent Executrix of the Estate of Michael Wayne Morrison, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

As Corrected February 3, 1988.

Rehearing Denied February 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric D. Nielsen, Gilpin, Maynard, Parsons, Pohl & Bennett, Houston, for appellant.

Terry Doyle, Port Arthur, for appellee.


OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

In 1984, Michael Morrison died when his car veered off the road and hit a tree. A handwritten note was found at the scene which appeared to be a suicide note. Primarily because of the note, the investigating officers concluded the collision was a suicide and ceased their investigation.

Whether Morrison died by his own hand became an issue because nine months before his death Morrison bought a life insurance policy from appellant...

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