Criswell v. Whitney

The appellee sued to recover certain insurance money belonging to her, as the owner of a policy-on her deceased husband’s life, but collected by appellant.

The complaint was in six paragraphs; various answers, including the general denial, were filed. Trial was had and a special finding made by the court, with its conclusions of law thereon, upon which judgment was rendered in appellee’s favor.

It is urged that the demurrer to the first paragraph of complaint for want of facts should have been sus-tained. If this paragraph is properly construed by-appellant’s counsel, and is bad for want of the…