Opinion ID: 1097684
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Judgment The Court Should Order

Text: Applying the foregoing principles to the case at bar, Crenshaw's judgment for $20,000.00 as policy benefits should be affirmed. In addition, I would hold him entitled to interest at the legal rate of eight percent from thirty days after he filed his claim with Bankers Life. This was some time in early 1979. Crenshaw would thus be entitled to at least $9,600.00 in interest (8% of $20,000.00 = $1,600.00 interest per year). In addition, Crenshaw would be entitled to recover his reasonable and necessary attorneys fees and his reasonable and necessary legal expenses, for the determination of which I would remand to the Circuit Court. So much of the judgment below as awards to Lloyd Crenshaw and assesses against Bankers Life punitive damages in any amount I would reverse and render. To the extent that the Court today departs from this view, I respectfully dissent. WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER, J., join in this opinion.