Provident Ins. Co. v. Browning

LESLIE, Chief Justice.

Mrs. Maud L. Browning, appellee, as beneficiary, sued Provident Insurance Company, a mutual insurance company, created and operating under the provisions of chapter 6, Title 78, R.C.S. of Texas (1925), art. 4784 et seq., to recover $300 as the original face value of a policy issued by that company to her father, Robert Lemuel Chamless, and also to recover $250 attorney’s fees.

By way of defense, the insurance company alleged and introduced proof to show that before and after the filing of this suit the appellant admitted liability to the extent of $90.90, in settlement of…