New York Life Insurance v. Sekula

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Allen M. Stearns,

These are appeals from the refusal to open.a decree pro confesso entered for want of an appearance. The plaintiff insurance company, on June 1, 1942, filed its bill against Harry Sekula, Bose Wiercioch, also known as Bose Miernicki, and Helen Wiercioch, also known as Helen Yadusky, averring the issue on May 27, 1941, of a policy of insurance on the life of Harry Sekula, naming his sons John and Prank Sekula beneficiaries; that the beneficiaries were changed to Bose Miernicki and Helen Yadusky in fraudulent circumstances averred to be “. . . at and before…