Kellogg v. National Protective Insurance

Appellant sued in the Jackson County Circuit Court on two policies of accident and life insurance issued by respondent to her (later) deceased husband. In one she was the beneficiary. The amount claimed therein in the suit below was $1600. The other was payable to the estate of the insured. The amount claimed thereon in the suit below was $600. He and she resided in Kansas at all times here involved and he was killed in an automobile accident in that State. The probate court ordered his executrix to assign the latter policy to her as her statutory widow’s allowance, which was done. The…