Ropiequet v. Aetna Life Insurance

Plaintiff, after a trial before a jury, recovered a judgment for $1,682.32 on a life insurance policy issued by defendant. The policy was dated January 13, 1925> and provided that, in consideration of a quarterly premium of $12.62 to be paid on or before the 13th of January, April, July and October of each year, defendant agreed on the death of insured, Harold W. Ropiequet, to pay $2,000 to plaintiff, the insured’s mother.

The insured and his father and mother lived in East St. Louis, Illinois. The home office of defendant was in Hartford, Connecticut, but it had a branch office in St. Louis,…