Dinwiddle v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

On June 4, 1941, Leo Hairell sliot and mortally wounded liis wife, Lucille Hairell, and then shot and killed himself, she surviving him about two hours. He was an employee of Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company, Paragould, Arkansas, and as such his life was insured in the sum of $500 under a group life insurance policy issued by appellee to his employer and a certificate of such insurance issued to him in which his wife, Lucille, was named the beneficiary. Said certificate contained the following’ language: “In the event of the death of any beneficiary, prior to that of the employee, the interest…