Campbell's Funeral Serv. v. Peoples Ind. Life Ins. Co.

Plaintiffs, Campbell's Funeral Service, Inc., and Cherless Miller, alleging that they are, respectively, the assignee and beneficiary of a policy of industrial life insurance issued on October 23rd 1939 by the defendant, Peoples Industrial Life Insurance Company, on the life of a colored man named Richard Brown, brought this suit to recover the face value of the policy amounting to $144.

The defendant admits the issuance of the policy, payment of premiums thereon and the death of the insured. However, it resists any liability under the contract, except for the premiums paid by the insured…