Hammontree v. Central Mutual Insurance Company

STONE, Judge.. In this court-tried action at law. on a “homeowners policy” issued to plaintiff, Mary John Hammontree, by defendant, Centra] Mutual Insurance Company, judgment was entered awarding plaintiff $300' for the “mysterious disappearance” of a necklace and diamond pendant on May 10, 1963, under circumstances hereinafter detailed, but denying plaintiff’s prayer for damages and an attorney’s fee on account of defendant’s alleged vexatious refusal to pay the loss. V.A.M.S. § 375.420. We have consolidated defendant’s appeal from the judgment for $300, here docketed as Case No. 8361, and…