Kelley v. National Life & Accident Ins. Co.

DUNKLIN, Justice.

This suit was for alleged negligence of the agent of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company, authorized to solicit insurance for that company, in failing to forward to the company an application for life and accident insurance-made by B. D. Kelley, now deceased; the suit being instituted by his surviving wife, Eva Mae Kelley, as beneficiary.

The jury found that after receipt of the application it was destroyed by L. G. McAl-lister, agent for the company, and never forwarded to the company at its home office in Nashville, Term., and that such constituted negligence; and…