Patten v. Santa Fe Nat. Life Ins. Co.

BICKLEY, Justice.

Appellee sued the appellant on a life insurance policy issued by it on January 11, 1936, upon the life of William Henry Patten, husband of appellee, in which policy plaintiff-appellee was named as beneficiary.

The defendant-appellant answered with denials and affirmative allegations. The plaintiff replied, denying certain matters in the answer, and alleged certain affirmative matter by way of rebuttal on the theory of estoppel to combat defendant’s claim that the policy was not in force and effect on the date of the death of the insured, by reason of the failure to pay…