Bell v. Wedgworth

DUNKBIN, Chief Justice.

Riley Bell and wife, Bettie Bell, have appealed from a judgment denying them the right to participate in the benefits of a war risk insurance policy issued by the government in favor of Roscoe C. Blackburn. Following are the facts agreed to by all the parties upon the trial of the case:

Roscoe C. Blackburn and Minnie Bell, daughter of plaintiff, were legally married in Port Worth, Tex., on October 4, 1909. They continued to reside in Fort Worth for some *921time after their marriage until they moved to Lancaster county, Neb., where they resided until Roscoe was drafted as a…