Missouri State Life Insurance v. Bozeman

Mrs. Martha J. Bozeman brought an action against the Missouri State Life Insurance Company on an insurance policy on the life of her husband, James O. Bozeman, seeking to recover $349, the difference between the face of the policy, $1000, and a loan of $651 thereon, and a dividend of $9.58. The judge of the superior court, passing upon the ease without the intervention of a jury, rendered a judgment against the company for the prin*641cipal sum of $354.31, with $17.50 interest to March 34, 1933, the date of the judgment. The insurer excepts to this judgment.

Briefly stated, the insurer pleaded…