Carlisle v. Washington National Insurance Co.

AYRES, Judge.

A rehearing was granted to afford an opportunity for a reconsideration of plaintiff’s demands for penalties and attorney's fees awarded by the trial court and denied by this court in our original opinion.

No need exists for a further detailed statement of the facts. They are substantially set forth in our original opinion.

Plaintiff’s claim for penalties and attorney’s fees is based on defendant’s failure to pay plaintiff’s claim under a hospital and surgical policy issued by defendant within a period of 30 days from the date upon which written notice and proof of claim were…