Wolfe v. Jebe

The facts material on this appeal are as follows. In March, 1927, Ferdinand H. Jebe and the plaintiff, Ruth Wolf, were married and lived together as husband and wife. He was a teacher in the public schools of Oshkosh and on June 28, 1927, filed, under sec. 42.50 (1), Stats., with the state Public School Retirement Board, his affidavit and notice designating Ruth Wolf as the beneficiary to whom to pay, in the event of his death, the death benefit payable under the Teachers’ Retirement Act, ch. 42, Stats. No change of the beneficiary was ever made by Jebe giving a written notice thereof to the…