OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF CAL. v. SAMMONS

No. 5-423.

271 S.W.2d 922 (1954)

OCCIDENTAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, Appellant, v. Murl L. SAMMONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moore, Burrow, Chowning & Mitchell, Little Rock, for appellant.

Dennis K. Williams, Texarkana, O. D. Longstreth, Jr., Dave E. Witt and Joseph Brooks, Little Rock, for appellee.


MAHONY, Special Justice.

This is an action at law by the plaintiff for recovery of monthly sick benefits under the insurance policy contract plus the statutory penalty of 12% and attorney's fees.

Suit was filed on May 8, 1952. Parties waived a jury and the case was tried before the lower Court sitting as a jury. The trial court entered judgment against the defendant for $5,700, representing 57 months sickness disability allowance at $100 per month. From the...

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