Brubaker v. Lauver

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Kephart,

Samuel O. Lauver took out a policy of war risk insurance on his life in the sum of $10,000 on June 6, 1918, naming Mary O. Lauver, his sister, beneficiary. On July 4, 1918, he wrote to her: “Well I have taken out $10,000 insurance made it to you but if anything should happen I want it all divided equal amount them all and the balance of my belongings to, as Milton has that, I wrote to him too, so that they all know.” He was killed in France in active service on March 11,. 1919. The insurance was awarded to Mary O. Lauver in monthly payments of $57.50 for…