Continental Casualty Co. v. Goodwin

The matter now on appeal presents the same facts and issues twice before reviewed by this court. For convenience we shall refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

In 1933, the plaintiff, administrator of Cecil Goodwin, deceased, brought an action in the common pleas court of Tulsa county to collect upon a policy issued to the deceased man by this defendant. The policy named “Carrie Lee Goodwin — wife” as beneficiary. It appeared that Carrie Lee Goodwin had killed the insured, and was at that time incarcerated and serving a penitentiary sentence. The plaintiffs offer of proof…