Ligon v. Metropolian Life Ins. Co.

Fishburne, Justice.

This case was brought by plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Darragh Ligón, Sr., deceased, upon a certificate of insurance issued to Dendy Ligón, brother of the deceased, under a group policy, by the defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, for General Motors Corporation and its subsidiaries.

The insured, Dendy Ligón, was a negro employed by the Norwood Plant of the Chevrolet Company, a subsidary located at Cincinnati, Ohio. The plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, the face amount of the certificate. The policy shows that the person…