Brown v. United Insurance

Legge, Justice.

Action for alleged fraudulent breach and wrongful cancellation of a contract of insurance. The defendant, appealing from judgment entered upon a verdict for $291.20 actual, and $1,000.00 punitive, damages, charges that the trial judge erred in denying its motions for nonsuit, direction of verdict and judgment n. o. v.

The policy of insurance was issued on May 9, 1949, by Capital Life & Health Insurance Company, and thereafter appellant purchased the assets of that company and assumed its contractual obligations. In consideration of a weekly premium, payable in advance, of…