Life & Casualty Insurance Company v. Vertrees

This cause involves an appeal by the Life & Casualty Insurance Company from a judgment against it for $10,000, in favor of Mrs. Margie M. Vertrees, who was plaintiff in the lower court. For convenience, the parties will be styled, as in. the lower court, plaintiff and defendant, or called by their respective names, the defendant being sometimes referred to as “the Company”.

This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of Madison County by Mrs. Margie M. Vertrees, the widow of George A. Vertrees, deceased. The basis for plaintiff’s suit is a receipt issued by the defendant in connection with…