Broadaway v. the Home Insurance Co.

The only question to be determined in this case is whether the appellant, under the facts and circumstances in evidence, was entitled to recover the statutory penaltj7 and attorney’s fees under § 7670 of Pope’s Digest, which provides: “In all cases where loss occurs and the fire, life, health or accident insurance company liable therefor shall fail to pay the same within the time specified in the policy after demand made therefor, such company shall be liable to pay the holder of such policy, in addition to the amount of such loss, twelve per cent, damages upon the amount of such loss,…