Hood v. Life Casualty Ins. Co. of Tenn.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Stabler.

This is an action for damages based upon fraud and deceit alleged to have been practiced upon plaintiff by the defendant company through its agent Catlin.

The plaintiff alleged, inter alia, that in March, 1930, she learned that her brother, Ben O. Hood, had with the defendant company a health and accident policy of insurance, in which she was designated as beneficiary, and that he was thinking of discontinuing it; that pursuant to a notice sent the insured — which fell into her hands — of the due date of the annual premium, she went…