Cooney v. Greenwalt

Matson, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from an order denying their motion for a new trial.

Plaintiffs, surviving sisters of Harry Greenwalt, the insured herein, brought this action to have an annuity policy upon the life of the insured reformed by having themselves adjudicated as entitled to the proceeds of the policy on the ground that the insured, prior to his death, had by written assignment effected a change of beneficiary, or'had thereby made a gift of the proceeds, in their favor to the exclusion of his widow, who is the actual beneficiary designated in the policy.

Upon the commencement of the…