Grand Lodge, Colored Knights of Pythias of Texas v. Brown

By the terms of the statute in force in 1911, when, it was claimed, appellee's name was substituted for that of her husband as the beneficiary in the policy, if the insured became dependent upon the charity of an individual, he had a right, with the consent of the insurer, to make such individual the beneficiary in the policy. Article 4832, R.S. 1911.

Such being the law at the time (as alleged) appellee was named beneficiary in the policy, and it appearing in the evidence (appellee asserts) that the insured was dependent upon her charity, appellee insists in support of the judgment that, when…