Greenlee v. N.Y. Life Ins. Co.

The question is whether the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to review the judgment was invoked. The allegations of the petition and the finding of fact of the trial court were to the effect that Harry R. Greenlee owned the policies and that they had value. The insurance company was joined as a party defendant for the sole purpose of enabling the court to make effectual any decree awarding alimony to the plaintiff in error out of Harry R. Greenlee’s ownership of the policies. The insurance company, as between Harry R. Greenlee and the plaintiff in error, upon the issuance of the temporary…