Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Lathan

Thomas Lathan, as beneficiary, sued Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the Superior Court of Crisp County, to recover a double indemnity payable under the accidental-death-benefit features of three life-insurance policies issued on the life of Nannie E. Lathan, the plaintiff’s wife, who died on December 4, 1943, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on September 12,1943. Recovery was sought for accidental-death benefits of $506, as a penalty provided by law of 25% of the amount,' $126.50, and attorney’s fees of $250. The jury found for the plaintiff in the amount of…