Succession of Watson v. Metropolitan Life Ins.

JANVIER, Judge.

Albert W. Newlin, public administrator, having qualified as administrator of the estate of Frank Watson, brings this action seeking to recover from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company the full amount of two life insurance policies issued by the said company on the life of Watson.

The company admits the issuance of the policies and the death of Watson, but averring that, at the time of the death, the said policies had lapsed, maintains that it is liable not for the full amount of the policies, but, under the terms of the policies themselves, only for the respective amounts of…