Martin v. Moran

HEAD, Associate Justice.

The first question presented for our decision in this case is, whether the money collected upon an endowment insurance policy upon the life of the husband, payable “as directed by will,” is community property of the husband and wife or separate property of the husband, he having left a will making disposition thereof, and it being made to appear that the premiums were paid out of community funds. We are not aware that the question has been directly decided, either in this State or elsewhere.

If the contract between the husband and the company had been in the form of a…