Brown v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is swindling; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for- two years.

The state’s testimony was, in substance, as follows: Roy Brown had a life insurance policy in The National Life and Accident Insurance Company, a corporation, of Nashville, Tenn. Appellant, who was named as beneficiary in the policy, had been paying the premiums on said policy. On July 16th, 1928, appellant presented to J. A. Foster, manager of the Dallas office of the company, purported proof of the death of Roy Brown. This instrument had appended thereto appellant’s affidavit. As…