PIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. LEA

52962.

140 Ga. App. 400 (1976)

231 S.E.2d 147

PIEDMONT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. LEA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mills & Chasteen, Ben B. Mills, Jr., for appellant.

Jay, Garden, Sherrell & Smith, Robert E. Sherrell, for appellee.


STOLZ, Judge.

The appellee sued to recover accidental death benefits under a policy issued by the appellant insurance company covering her deceased husband, Peter Lea. Judgment was rendered on a jury verdict in favor of the appellee for the accidental death benefits plus interest, a bad faith penalty, and attorney fees.

Peter Lea died on July 26, 1970, as a result of a gunshot wound, which the appellee claimed was accidental. The appellant contended that the...

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