Cotton States Life Ins. v. Cunningham
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
'McGowen, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
From a decree sustaining a demurrer to the amended bill filed by the Cotton States Life Insurance Company, appellant here, against Mrs. R K. Cunningham, appellee, the life insurance company appeals.
The bill alleges: That Mrs. Ruby K. Cunningham was the widow of John Emmet Cunning’ham, and beneficiary under two policies of life insurance issued by it upon the life of John E. Cunningham, deceased. That he died on July 23, 1924, and that the defendant Burwell had been duly appointed administrator c. t. a. of the decedent’s estate. That in August,…
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