Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1917

Youngblood v. Independent Order of Puritans

Youngblood v. Independent Order of Puritans
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 18, 1917 · Higgins
197 S.W. 1116; 1917 Tex. App. LEXIS 886 (South Western Reporter)

Youngblood v. Independent Order of Puritans

Opinion of the Court

HIGGINS, J.

Appellant sued appellee upon a policy of insurance seeking a recovery of $500. The petition upon its face discloses that a recovery for more than $70 could not he had. A special exception was addressed to the petition, asking that the cause he dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The exception was sustained, and the cause dismissed. In this there was no error. Continental Casualty Co. v. Morris, 46 Tex. Civ. App. 394, 102 S. W. 773; Malin et al. v. McCutcheon, 33 Tex. Civ. App. 387, 76 S. W. 587; Telegraph Co. v. Arnold, 97 Tex. 365, 77 S. W. 249, 79 S. W. 8.

Affirmed.

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