Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Daniels

This case involves the interpretation of a policy of life insurance issued by the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, hereinafter called the insurer, on the life of Cady L. Daniels, Jr., hereinafter called the insured, in the face amount of $10,000. At the time of the death of insured, plaintiff in the trial court, defendant in error here, was named as the beneficiary and will be so designated herein.

Insured died April 11, 1945, as a result of a crash resulting from the left engine burning out and falling from a military plane which he was piloting as an officer in the United States…