Mitchelson v. Travelers Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

The plaintiff, Fred Mitchelson, executor of the estate of Thad M. Sandstrom, deceased, appeals from a summary judgment entered in his favor in this declaratory judgment action. The paramount issue is whether the estate is entitled to more prejudgment interest than that allowed by the trial court on the principal sum payable under the terms of an insurance policy.

Thad M. Sandstrom was the insured in an accident policy issued by defendant, Travelers Insurance Company, under which $100,000 was payable in the event of Sandstrom’s accidental…