National Life & Accident Insurance v. Fender

Webb, Judge.

This case reappears after retrial pursuant to this court’s reversal on appeal from the first trial upon the ground that the lower court erred in excluding certain statements from the autopsy report. See National Life &c. Ins. Co. v. Fender, 144 Ga. App. 6 (240 SE2d 555) (1977) and statement of facts therein. Upon retrial a verdict was again rendered against the insurer for the $8,000 additional death benefit recoverable under the deceased’s policy for accidental death, but no award was made for bad faith penalty, interest or attorney fees.

1. Error is enumerated in allowing the…