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SOMMER v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 54658.

449 S.W.2d 644 (1970)

Frances B. SOMMER, Respondent, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

February 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Stout, Kirkwood, and Kent E. Karohl, St. Louis, for respondent.

Fordyce, Mayne, Hartman, Renard & Stribling, P. Terence Crebs, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

FINCH, Judge.

Plaintiff, the beneficiary in two life insurance policies which provided additional benefits in the event of death by accidental means, brought suit thereon, claiming her husband died as a result of an accident. Trial before the court without a jury resulted in a judgment for $3,325.00 ($1,000.00 principal, $312.50 interest, $100.-00 penalty, and $250.00 attorney's fees on each policy). Defendant appealed to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, which reversed...

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