New York Life Insurance v. Davis
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Henry county pronounced Yovernber 2, 1897, in a suit in chancery wherein the appellee was the complainant, and 1,he appellant and. another were the defendants.
1Opinion of the CourtRiely, J.
*738On May 29, 1896, a policy of insurance was issued by the appellant to John W. T. Davis upon his life for $1,000; and on June 20, 1895, it issued to him another policy upon his life for $3,000. Both policies were taken out by Davis for the benefit of his estate, and were both assigned by him on June 27, 1895, to "W". W. Lester, who had advanced for him the premium on each policy.
On February 24, 1896, Davis died under circumstances indicating that he had been poisoned, and suspicion pointed to Lester as the perpetrator of the suspected crime. He was arrested, indicted, and tried in the county…
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