Minnick v. Federated Life Insurance

MILLIGAN, Special Judge.

The plaintiff instituted this suit as the alleged beneficiary of a certificate of group insurance issued to her husband, Hagan 0. Min-nick, now deceased, during his lifetime, as a part owner and employee of Ruble Brothers Department Store in Newport, Tennessee, which store at the time of the issuance of the certificate was a member of the Hardware Association, which Federated Life insured by its group policy. The certificate was issued effective as of December 1, 1960, and Mr. Minnick died from cancer on April 24, 1961. The defendants denied liability on the lack of…