SMITH v. FOUNDERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA

70485.

175 Ga. App. 262 (1985)

333 S.E.2d 5

SMITH v. FOUNDERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Francisco, for appellant.

Lamar W. Sizemore, Jr., William H. Major, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

Daisy Smith sued Founders Life Assurance Company to recover $22,000 in death benefits allegedly owed her pursuant to a group insurance policy covering the employees of the Macon-Bibb County Water and Sewerage Authority, which had employed her deceased husband, George Edward Smith, prior to his death. She also sought a bad-faith penalty, punitive damages, and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 33-4-6. Concluding as a matter of law that Mr. Smith...

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