Donnelly v. Washington National Insurance

PRESIDING JUSTICE WHITE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, the children of Joseph R. Donnelly, Sr., brought suit against defendant Washington National Insurance Company (Washington National) alleging in count I of their amended complaint that Washington National refused to pay a valid claim for life insurance, and alleging in count II that the insurance company’s actions were fraudulent. The jury returned verdicts against defendant for $100,000 on count I and $1,000,000 on count II. The court denied defendant’s post-trial motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a…