Sherwood v. New York Life Ins. Co.

In June, 1907, John R. Todd, Sr., died intestate in the parish of St. Mary. He left surviving him eight children; the issue of his marriage with Fannie L. Mayer, whose death occurred in 1914. '

In March, 1905, John R. Todd, Sr., insured' his life in the New York Life Insurance Company in five separate policies of $10,000 each, and named as his immediate beneficiaries Annie E. Todd, wife of Edward S. Bres, Nathan K. Todd, James M. Todd, Rudolph A. Todd, and Fannie Louise Todd.

The five children named above were given separate policies of $10,000 each under similar conditions. The remaining three…