Jones v. Reese

— November 11, 1933, the defendant Jessie S. Reese entered the employ of Charles C. Reese as his housekeeper. Mr. Reese was then a widower and the father of four daughters, who are the plaintiffs in this action. Mr. Reese was in failing health, and during the month of June, 1935, went to Ellensburg to consult physicians and attend a clinic. While in Ellensburg, Mr. Reese and defendent were married, and a few days thereafter, Mr. Reese changed the beneficiary in three policies of insurance on his life from his daughter Evelyn Jones to his wife. Mr. Reese died August 21, 1935, sixty-one days…