Gray v. Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

Appellant (complainant below) Elizabeth Gray, as executrix of the estate of Ada Fromhold, filed a bill for declaratory judgment in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Bessemer Division, against the appellees (respondents below), Robert E. Paden, as administrator of the estate of Joseph M. Fromhold, and the Holyoke Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

The appellant sought a declaration that she is entitled to recover from either, or both, of the appellees one half of the proceeds of a homeowner’s insurance policy issued to Joseph M. and Ada Fromhold on a house owned by them as…