Northern Life Insurance v. Burkholder

This case presents some new and perplexing features which differentiate it from most of the cases which are cited in the brief of counsel and the excellent opinion of the learned circuit judge. The facts are practically undisputed. The deceased was betrothed to Miss Thelma Marie Burkholder, the date of the engagement being in December, 1925. On April 15, 1926, the decedent secured a policy on his life in the plaintiff company whereby he was insured for the sum of $3,000 payable to himself on the anniversary of his 65th birthday upon the surrender of the policy, or, upon his death before that…