Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of Tenn. v. Barefield

291 U.S. 575, 54 S. Ct. 486, 78 L. Ed. 999, 1934 U.S. LEXIS 518
Supreme Court of the United States·Decided March 5, 1934·No. 509·Published·Cited by 3 cases

Opinion

Mr. Justice Cardozo

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.

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