American Home Life Ins. Co. v. Melton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; R. H. Buck, Judge. Action by Byrdie Melton, as administra-trix, against the American Home Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
Byrdie Melton, as adminis-tratrix of the estate of James T. Melton, deceased, instituted this suit against the American Home Life -Insurance Company to recover $5,000,. the face value of a certain life insurance policy, and also interest, and the statutory penalties claimed by reason of defendant’s failure to pay the policy; and from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $6,341.80 the defendant has appealed.
The policy was introduced in evidence and contained recitals that the insurance company agreed to pay $5,000 to the estate of James T. Melton “at its home office in Fort Worth, Texas,…
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