American Nat. Ins. Co. v. Shelton

BICKETT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by American National Life Insurance Company from a judgment, rendered against it by the district court, upon a trial without a jury, in favor of Jeannett Shelton for $1,219.71, representing $500 for the face amount of a policy of life insurance issued by the company upon the life of Tom M. Shelton, deceased, $500 under the double indemnity clause, statutory penalty, and attorneys’ fees.

The issues presented on this appeal are: (1) Whether the assured’s premium receipt book and the entries appearing therein were admissible in evidence; (2) whether the…