Austin v. Bureau for Colored Children

Winnet, J.,

On March 11, 1935, when plaintiff was still a minor and committed to the custody of defendant by the Municipal Court, the Travelers Life Insurance Company paid defendant the sum of $1,100, the proceeds of an employer’s group policy of insurance and certificate covering the life of plaintiff’s father and naming plaintiff as a beneficiary. A clause in the policy allowed the company to pay the proceeds, when the beneficiary is a minor, either to a relative by blood or to “such other person as the employer shall designate as equitably entitled to the same”. On May 18, 1940, defendant…