Peters v. Goodwin
Supreme Court of Arkansas
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Appellants, Peters and Cramer, recovered a judgment against W. J. Goodwin and Leila B. Goodwin, liis wife, on May 6, 1930, for $3,709.03, which they have been unable to collect. W. J. Goodwin died in April, 1932, leaving a life insurance policy for $5,000., which was payable to his wife. The Goodwins became estranged and were divorced. Mr. Goodwin remarried, and was again divorced from his second wife, but he made no change in the beneficiary designated in the policy, nor did he pay subsequent premiums after the divorce, but the policy was of sufficient value to carry itself until after the…
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