State Farm v. Shuman, Admx.

—Appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company appeals from an adverse judgment awarding appellee Hattie Shuman, as administratrix of her brother’s estate, the face amount of the insurance policy sued upon in the sum of $10,000 plus interest and punitive damages in the sum of $10,000.

We affirm.

To understand the posture of this appeal it is necessary to recount in some detail the procedural background of the case and the factual circumstances which gave rise to the litigation. Hattie Shuman, as administratrix of her brother’s estate, brought the action to recover a $10,000…