Chapman v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America, Inc.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court in Montgomery County, which granted a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the appellee.

The appellant’s husband, to whom she had been married since 1941, was insured by a policy of life insurance issued by the appellee company. The policy was obtained on April 12, 1954, and the appellant was originally named as beneficiary thereunder. The right and power to change, from time to time, the beneficiary named therein was reserved in unequivocal terms. The husband paid the premiums thereon, with the exception of $18.00 paid by the wife…