Matthews v. National Fidelity Insurance

Taylor, Justice.

This appeal arises out of an action brought in the Civil Court of Florence County by respondent to recover under the provisions of an accidental death insurance policy issued by appellant to one Chester O. Matthews.

The case came on for trial before the Honorable R. W. Sharkey and a jury at the April, 1954, term. At the conclusion of all the testimony, appellant moved for a directed verdict on the grounds that there was no showing that the premium had been paid; that there was an “absence of any reasonable right of the Respondent to realize on any agreement previously reached…