Connor v. United Insurance

HOUSER, Commissioner.

Action by Henrietta Connor, beneficiary, against United Insurance Company to recover the proceeds of a policy issued by defendant insuring the life of plaintiff’s daughter, Leanner Reed. A jury in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis returned a verdict for plaintiff for $1,000 (the face amount of the policy), $100 for vexatious delay, $750 attorneys’ fees and $75 interest, aggregating $1,925. Defendant has appealed on the ground that the court erred in failing to direct a verdict for defendant and in giving Instructions Nos. 1 and 2.

The petition was in conventional…