Schwerdtfeger v. American United Life Ins.

McAllister, circuit judge.

Roland Schwerdtfeger, a resident of the State of Ohio, in November, 1939, took out a policy of insurance on his life with the American United Life Insurance Company, in which it was provided that in case of his death, the proceeds were payable to whomever he should designate as beneficiary. As originally issued, the beneficiary named in the policy was his wife, Lucille Schwerdtfeger. About five weeks before he died, on January 30, 1946, he signed, according to appellees, an application directing the insurance company to change the beneficiary named in the policy by…