International Security Life Ins. Co. of Dallas v. Harwood

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for recovery on a medical and hospitalization policy issued by the appellant insurance company. The plaintiff, Oscar S. Harwood, alleged that he sustained a back injury when he slipped and fell down a flight of stairs on a drilling rig. The trial was to the court without the benefit of a jury resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff for the maximum coverage contracted for in the amount of $1,500.00 plus attorney fees in the amount of $600.00 and a 12% statutory penalty imposed by virtue of Art. 3.62 of the Insur-anee Code, V.A.T.S. The insurance…