Tedesco v. Columbia Ins. Co.

BRUNOT, Justice.

This is a suit on a fire insurance policy for the recovery of defendant’s part of the risk. The sum sued for is $4,500, with interest thereon, and, under the provisions of Act No. 168 of 1908, for penalties and attorney’s fees.

The defendant, in its supplemental answer to the suit, admits that plaintiff is entitled to recover from it, under the policy, the sum of $3,855, and it deposited that sum in the registry of the court.

The suit was tried, and judgment was rendered in favor of the‘plaintiff for the sum admitted to be due, but the demands of the plaintiff for statutory…