Herricks v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

318 So.2d 683 (1975)

Patricia M. HERRICKS

v.

The MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a corporation.

SC 1157.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 21, 1975.

James L. Shores, Jr., Birmingham, for appellant.

James W. Gewin, Birmingham, for appellee.

MERRILL, Justice.

Patricia M. Herricks brought suit to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy on her deceased husband, Douglas C. Herricks, Jr. She appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (MONY).

Herricks had worked in insurance business many years. According to plaintiff's…