Butler v. Fowler

The original bill in this cause was filed by Mrs. Mattie Lou Butler against Mrs. Dufsy Fowler and sought to get possession of two insurance policies on the life of Ollie Franklin Butler issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, one in the amount of $300 and the other $200. The complainant widow was named as beneficiary in one policy and the estate of the insured in the other. The bill alleged that the defendant was the sister of the insured, had possession of these policies and refused to surrender them to the widow.

The defendant Mrs. Dufsy Fowler filed an answer and cross-bill in…