The Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Roberts

Herman A. Haft died testate leaving two policies of insurance upon his life. The policies had been issued by the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and were made payable to the executors, administrators and assigns of the insured. The present appeal is from a final decree of the Circuit Court judicially construing the last will and testament of said Herman A. Haft insofar as it was asserted to be applicable to the disposition of the life insurance policies’ proceeds amounting to $7442.25 payable at the time of testator’s death.

The facts as disclosed by the transcript of record are in general…