Tennessee Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance v. Thompson

Wilson Thompson and his wife, Mrs. Lucile Thompson, brought this action against Tennessee Farmers .Mutual Fire Insurance Comuany and Dan E. Seay, agent to recover the sum of $1000 upon a policy of insurance against fire, and a penalty of 25% thereof for refusal in bad faith to pay said amount. By amendment Mrs. Mary Womack Holtz was added as a plaintiff as the holder of a lien note against the property destroyed. Upon the first trial the jury disagreed and a mistrial was entered; upon the second trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs below for $1000 and a penalty of…