Life & Casualty Insurance v. Smith

Mrs. W. L. Smith brought suit against the insurance company on two industrial infantile whole-life policies which insured the life of her infant son. It was alleged in the petition that the conditions of the policies as to payment of premiums, proofs of death, etc., had been complied with; that demand for payment had been made and refused, the refusal to pay being termed “wilful and malicious;” and that the benefits due under the policies were $248, together with damages in the sum of $62 for failing to pay the policies when due, and a reasonable attorney’s fee for filing and prosecuting the…