Winkfield v. American Continental Insurance

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DRUCKER

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant appeals from a $2,400 judgment, after a bench trial, in favor of plaintiff, the beneficiary of life insurance and accident insurance policies. Each policy was for $1,000 and the court added $300 for attorneys’ fees for unreasonable refusal to pay and $100 for interest. Defendant raises two points on appeal: (1) the failure of plaintiff to comply with the terms and conditions of each of the two insurance policies precludes recovery at this late date; and (2) the trial court erred in assessing attorneys’ fees against…