American National Insurance v. Otis
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Phillips 'Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by appellee against appellant to recover on a policy of life insurance issued by appellant on the life of one Alberta.
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Appeal from Phillips 'Circuit Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by appellee against appellant to recover on a policy of life insurance issued by appellant on the life of one Alberta. Rogers for the sum of $174 in favor of .appellee as the beneficiary. 'The complaint set up the policy, .alleged compliance with its terms on the part of the insured, the death of the latter, and prayed for the amount of the policy and the statutory penalty of 12 per cent and a reasonable attorney’s fee. Appellant answered, and alleged that it was not liable because the…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) The undisputed evidence shows that when a policy holder in appellant company had been suspended and had made application for reinstatement that it took the superintendent having charge of such applications from two to four weeks to make .an investigation, .and that it took sometimes nearly a month for the company to act on and return it. The agent took about a month for investigation, sending the application and the policy on December 12, 1914, and the policy was. revived and .the insured reinstated on January 4, 1915. The notation on the back recited…
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