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Life & Casualty Insurance v. Barefield

291 U.S. 575 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1934-03-05 Docket No. 509 English

Delivered by Cardozo J.

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Majority — Cardozo J.

p. 575
LIFE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF TENNESSEE v. BAREFIELD.
No. 509.
Argued February 5, 1934.
Decided March 5, 1934.
p. 576
Mr. Moreau P. Estes, with whom Messrs. P. M. Estes and Myron T. Nailling were on the brief, for appellant.
No appearance for appellee.

delivered the opinion of the Court.

In a suit upon a policy of accident insurance, the respondent recovered a judgment in,iaccot'dance with a stipulation declaring the extent of/the liability if the insurer was liable at all.

Attorney’s fees and twelve per cent damages were added to the recovery in accordance with- the statute. Section 6155, Arkansas Digest, Crawford & Moses, 1921.

The case presents the same question as No. 89, Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee v. McCray, ante, p. 566, and is ruled by that decision.

The judgment is

Affirmed.