Biddlecom v. General Accident Assurance Co.

The plaintiff seeks to recover $200 on a policy of accident insurance for $1000, it being alleged in her petition that $800 had been paid to her by defendant. It is alleged that the policy was issued to her husband; and that he was killed by an electric shock May 9th, 1909.

The answer admits the issuance of the policy, death of the insured and demand by plaintiff of $1000’, the amotmt of the insurance; and further avers’ that after said death, defendant, believing that it was not liable to plaintiff, refused payment of her demand, so that a dispute arose between plaintiff and defendant as to…