Southwestern Life Ins. Co. v. Brooks

The Southwestern Insurance Company has appealed from a judgment in favor of Mrs. Eva Brooks, on a life insurance policy issued to her husband, William Makie Brooks, who died on October 3, 1934.

The only two findings by the jury were, first, that the insured committed suicide; and, second, that the sum of $350 was a reasonable fee for plaintiff's attorneys for prosecuting the suit; and judgment was rendered in plaintiff's favor for $1,475.46, being the aggregate of the face of the policy, with interest, attorneys' fees and the statutory penalty of $120; for all of which plaintiff sued.

The…