National Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. Walker

STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appellee, Emma Walker, recovered judgment against the appellant for $395.38 on three policies of industrial life insurance.

The plaintiff, the wife of the insured, Mose Walker, was originally named beneficiary in the policies and continued as such for several years to within a month of his death. The insured then exercised the right given in the respective policies and had his mother, Rena Cabell, substituted as the beneficiary. It appears that Mose and Emma had been separated for several months but were not divorced. The insurance company paid Rena the proceeds of…