Basinger v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance

Plaintiff appeals by leave from an order granting defendant’s motion to strike the jury in this action brought by a beneficiary to recover life insurance proceeds.

April, 1961, defendant issued two insurance policies on the life of Lysle Basinger. Policy number 309999 was owned individually by Basinger. Policy number 309998 was owned by Basinger Incorporated. Both policies had a face value of $50,000 and were made payable to plaintiff as beneficiary.

Basinger made payments by mailing one check to cover the premiums due on the policies to the Harold Norman Agency — defendant’s general agent who…