Succession of Bibbins

JANVIER, Judge.

Albert W. Newlin, public administrator for the parish of Orleans, having, in the civil district court; for the said parish, qualified as administrator of the estate of Albert Bib-bins, brings this action in the succession proceedings and seeks to recover from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company the proceeds of two policies of insurance issued on the life of the said Bibbins.

In each of the policies defendant insurer agreed that, in the event of the death of the insured, payment of the full amount ($500 on each policy) would be made to the executor or administrator of the 'estate…