Hamrick v. LIFE AND CASUALTY INS. CO. OF TENN.

Bussey, Justice.

In this action plaintiffs-appellants, as named beneficiaries, sought to recover the sum of $10,000.00 from respondent under an alleged contract of life insurance upon the life of their father, Cecil W. Sutton. Defendant-Respondent denied the existence of any contract of insurance and any liability on its part to plaintiffs. The case was tried before a jury at the February, 1966, term of the County Court of Spartan-burg. Motions by the defendant for nonsuit and directed verdict were denied and the jury returned a verdict favorable to the plaintiffs. The trial court thereafter…