Smith v. Founders Life Assurance Company of Florida

Banke, Chief Judge.

Daisy Smith sued Founders Life Assurance Company to recover $22,000 in death benefits allegedly owed her pursuant to a group insurance policy covering the employees of the Macon-Bibb County Water and Sewerage Authority, which had employed her deceased husband, George Edward Smith, prior to his death. She also sought a bad-faith penalty, punitive damages, and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 33-4-6. Concluding as a matter of law that Mr. Smith was not covered under the terms of the policy, the trial court granted the insurance company’s motion for summary judgment and denied…