Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. James

.SAMFORD, Judge.

The suit in this case was originally brought on one count, declared on a life insurance policy. The complaint was afterwards amended by filing counts 2 and 3 and by striking out count 1. Each of them claimed of the defendant $1,000, due on a policy of life insurance on the life of Roosevelt James. Sufficient . allegations were made of the death of the insured and of the ownership of the policy by the plaintiff.

As thus filed, the action was just a plain simple suit on an insurance policy, but, through four trials in the nisi prius court and four appeals, the pleadings have…