Allen v. Hartford Accident & Ind. Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant company, rendered after a demurrer had been sustained to plaintiff’s petition and his refusal to plead further.

The material facts, as stated in the petition, are these: Plaintiff, E. S. Allen, administrator of the estate of T. J. Davis, deceased, sued Harry E. and Anna E. Belford for damages for the wrongful death of T. J. Davis. At the first trial, verdict was rendered for the defendants. The trial court granted plaintiff a new trial. The defendants appealed and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, as surety, signed the supersedeas bond…