CARTER v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.

No. 33568.

452 S.W.2d 253 (1970)

Margaret Carney CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri.

February 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilburn A. Duncan, Anthony F. Vaiana, St. Louis, Dalton, Treasure & Bullard, Kennett, for plaintiff-appellant.

Murphy & Kortenhof, Joseph M. Kortenhof, St. Louis, for defendant-respondent.


DOERNER, Commissioner.

This action was brought by plaintiff as beneficiary under a group insurance policy issued by defendant to recover an accidental death benefit in the amount of $7,000, interest thereon, damages for alleged vexatious refusal to pay, and a reasonable attorney's fee. A jury was waived, and trial to the court resulted in a judgment in favor of defendant, from which the plaintiff prosecutes this appeal. We affirm.

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