Union Life Insurance v. Epperson

J. Seaborn Holt, Justice.

September 5, 1951, appellee, Epperson, sued appellant, Insurance Company, under the terms of a group insurance contract with the Arkansas State Highway Department for injuries received on March 28, 1951, in the course of his employment with the Highway Department. Appellant demurred to the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a cause of action. The court overruled this demurrer and appellant answered denying all liability, and from a judgment for the full amount sought, plus the statutory penalty and attorney’s fee, comes this appeal.

A jury was empanelled…