American National Ins. Co. v. Taylor

The plaintiff below, Robert L. Taylor, was the beneficiary of an industrial life insurance policy, which the defendant below, American National Insurance Company, issued on the life of plaintiff’s wife, Sallie Taylor, on January 30, 1928. The said Sallie Taylor died on June 7, 1928. Defendant declined to pay and plaintiff sued.

The ease was tried in the Circuit Court by the court without the intervention of a jury and resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the face of the policy, $408.30, and interest, $22.50 — a total recovery of $430.80. The defendant’s motion for new trial…