POWELL v. RELIABLE LIFE INS. CO.

No. 44398.

662 S.W.2d 294 (1983)

Ruth POWELL, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. The RELIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Division Four.

December 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Armstrong, Teasdale, Kramer & Vaughan by Richard B. Scherrer and Timothy J. Tryniecki, St. Louis, for defendant-appellant.

Mark I. Bronson, Newman & Bronson, St. Louis, for plaintiff-respondent.


SATZ, Judge.

In this jury waived case, Defendant, Reliable Insurance Company (Reliable), appeals from a judgment entered against it and in favor of Plaintiff, Ruth Powell (Powell). We reverse.

Powell is the named beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued by Reliable on the life of Powell's brother, George Stewart. The policy provided for natural death benefits of $1,000 and accidental death benefits of $1,000. Upon receipt of Powell's claim for death benefits...

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