Hawkins v. Washington Fidelity National Insurance

This is a suit to recover the death benefit provided for in a policy of insurance on the life of Etta Sháw. Respondent, plaintiff below, was named in the policy as beneficiary to be paid $87.50 upon the death of the insured. The action was instituted before a justice of the peace! On appeal to the circuit court a trial before the, court and a jury resulted in a judgment for plaintiff against defendant for the principal sum of $87.50, with $7.88 interest, $8.75 penalty and $75 attorney’s fee making a total of $179.13. Defendant appeals.

It appears that a policy was issued January 25, 1926, and…