American Life Ins. v. Hauer

This was a suit in the chancery court by Mrs. Corinne W. Iiauer against American Life Insurance Company to recover the proceeds' of an insurance policy on the life of Jesse H. Whitworth. Issue was joined and, on final hearing, there was a decree for the complainant. The Insurance Company appealed.

The policy was taken out by Whitworth in 1944. It became lost, and on August 20,1946, the Company issued a duplicate in which Mrs. Hauer, sister of the policyholder was named the beneficiary. August 28th was the *564date for the payment of annual premiums. All premiums had been paid up to August 28,…