Bramble v. Kansas City Life Insurance

This is an action on an insurance policy to recover $10,000, the face amount of the policy, together with interest, and penalty and attorneys' fees for vexatious refusal to pay. The jury returned a verdict for $7000 on the policy, with $2000 interest and $2500 attorneys' fees. On defendant's motion for a new trial, the trial court required a remittitur of the attorneys' fees, which was made, and judgment was entered for plaintiff for $9000. Plaintiff moved to modify and to enter judgment for $10,000 on the policy, plus the interest, but the motion was overruled. Both parties have appealed. We…