Washington v. Victory Industrial Life Ins. Co.

HIGGINS, Judge.

This is a suit by the beneficiary of an industrial life insurance policy to recover the face value thereof, or $158. The defense is that the plaintiff applied for the policy, had herself designated as beneficiary, and paid the premiums thereon, and, as the deceased was only related to her as a cousin, plaintiff was without any insurable interest in the life of the deceased, and therefore the policy is null and void, being contrary to public policy.

There was judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the amount of the premiums, which had been tendered by the defendant, and…