Burke v. American Savings Life Insurance

Gertrude A. Burke, beneficiary, was plaintiff in a suit based on a life insurance policy issued to her husband, Earl E. Burke, deceased, by The Sentinel Life Insurance Company, the obligation of said policy having thereafter been assumed by American Savings Life Insurance Company, which company was defendant. Gertrude A. Burke will be referred to herein as plaintiff, Earl E. Burke as insured, and American Savings Life Insurance Company as defendant.

Trial to a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

Defendant urges error on the part of the trial court in…