Guardian National Life Insurance v. Eddens

This is an action to determine whether the named beneficiary in a life insurance policy or the administrator of the estate of the insured shall receive the benefits. The trial court held for the beneficiary. The administrator appeals. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

In 1932, Laura Richey, wife of Ben Richey, began living with Alex Eddens and continued thereafter to live with him until Eddens’ death in 1942. She was known as his wife and went by the name of Laura Eddens.

In February, 1934, Eddens applied for and was issued a life insurance policy on his own life with the beneficiary…