Hines v. Kansas City Life Ins. Co.

Mrs. Armenta Hines, appellant herein, sued the Kansas City Life Insurance Company, appellee herein, to recover the sum of $5,000, the amount stipulated to be paid by appellee to the estate of her deceased husband, John W. Hines, by the terms of a certain policy of insurance on his life in the event he died while such policy was in force. She also sued for interest, penalty and attorney’s fees, as provided by statute for a failure on the part of a life insurance company to pay a loss under one of its policies after legal 'demand therefor. Appellee denied liability on said policy. There was a…