Schulenburg Mut. Life Ins. Ass'n v. Huber
Decision Date | 30 January 1941 |
Docket Number | No. 11161.,11161. |
Citation | 147 S.W.2d 277 |
Parties | SCHULENBURG MUT. LIFE INS. ASS'N v. HUBER. |
Court | Texas Court of Appeals |
Appeal from Austin County Court; J. Lee Dittert, Judge.
Action by Hilda Huber against the Schulenburg Mutual Life Insurance Association, to recover, as beneficiary, under a certificate of life insurance issued by the defendant on the life of plaintiff's deceased husband, Sam Huber. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Hollis Massey, of Schulenburg, for appellant.
Dan Hruska, of Bellville, for appellee.
This action was brought by appellee, Hilda Huber, to recover, as beneficiary, under a policy or certificate of life insurance issued by appellant, Schulenburg Mutual Life Insurance Association, a local mutual aid association, on the life of her deceased husband, Sam Huber.
Appellee admitted in her pleadings that the insured was not in good health at the time the application for insurance was made or at the time the certificate was issued by appellant. She prayed for judgment for only one-fourth of the face amount of the certificate of insurance, claiming under a provision thereof which provided that if the death of the insured occurred within 12 months from the date of the certificate and if it resulted from any ailment which existed at the time application therefor was made, the beneficiary would be entitled to receive only one-fourth of the face amount thereof.
Appellant answered by denial of liability under said certificate of insurance. It alleged that insured was afflicted with cancer at the time of application for the certificate, as well as at the time of the issuance and delivery thereof to him, and that by virtue of the provisions of said application and certificate the contract never took effect, but that, on the contrary, it was void and unenforceable.
In a trial before the court judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for the sum of $250.
The certificate of insurance in question was for the face amount of $1,000. It contained the following provisions:
Said certificate was signed and accepted by the insured on July 12, 1939. He died from the affects of cancer on March 13, 1940, approximately eight months after becoming a member of appellant association.
In answering the questions contained in the application for insurance, the insured stated that he was then in good health and free from any chronic disease or ailment and that he had not suffered from any illness during the five years preceding the date of said application. Appellee, Hilda Huber, testified that her husband was walking on crutches at the time he made application for said insurance. Dr. Neely, insured's personal...
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