Bank of Belzoni v. Hodges

Ethridge, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.'

One Thomas Hodges procured a policy of life insurance in the Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance Company for one thousand dollars, payable to Minnie Hodges, stated in his policy to be his wife, but who in fact was not such; Hodges having formerly married another woman who is also one of the litigants in this cause.

This policy of life insurance was dated June 11, 1919, and one of its paragraphs provided with reference to an assignment:

“Any assignment of this policy must be made in duplicate and one copy filed with the company at its home office. The…