Dorsey v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Julia Dorsey, an aged woman, died in this city, leaving a small amount of cash in one of the local banks and also two industrial life insurance policies issued by defendant, Metropolitan Life insurance Company. One of the policies stipulated that payment would be made to the insured herself on the anniversary date of the policy next succeeding insured’s seventy-ninth birthday, and further provided that, in case of the death of the insured prior to such time at which the proceeds would have been payable to her, then “the Company may pay the amount due under this Policy to either the…