Legal Opinion
Great Southern Life Ins. Co. v. Cherry
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 3, 1930No. 650PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeslie, J.
In this cause the plaintiff, Madge Cherry, beneficiary in an insurance policy issued by the Great Southern Life Insurance Company to John Ivan Glenn in the sum of $2,000, sued that company to recover the beneficial interest therein. The trial was before the court on an agreed statement of facts, and resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiif in the sum of $4,000 interest and attorneys’ fees, and 12 per cent, penalty and costs. The insurance company has perfected its appeal, and it alone has briefed the case in this court.
The policy was issued for the sum of $2,-OOO, -and contained a…
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