Western & Southern Life Insurance v. Shelby

Appellee, as the named beneficiary in a policy of life insurance issued by appellant upon the life of one Grover Cleveland Shelby, recovered judgment against appellant for the proceeds of said policy as such beneficiary.

Appellant appeals from this judgment. The errors properly assigned for reversal are, the overruling of appellant’s demurrer to appellee’s complaint, and the overruling of its motion for a new trial. The demurrer questioned the sufficiency of the facts in the complaint to state a cause of action. The memoranda filed in support thereof was upon the theory, expressed in various…