Greer v. Franklin Life Insurance

This three-cornered controversy relates to ordinary and accidental death benefits under an insurance policy issued by Franklin Life Insurance Company, a defendant below and the respondent here, upon the life of James Vaulta Greer, who met death from a knife wielded by his wife Margaret, the latter being the beneficiary named in the policy, a defendant below and a petitioner here. The action was initiated against the two named defendants by the remaining parties, Gladys Greer Nobles et al, next of kin of the insured, as joint plaintiffs, they asserting that both kinds of benefits were due by…