Life & Casualty Ins. v. Hargraves

The insurance company contests liability in this suit brought to recover on two life insurance policies, one for $222 and the other for $98, on two grounds: (1) Lack of insurable interest in the beneficiary, and (2) that the insured died as a result of acts committed by him in violation of law. The trial court gave judgment on both policies. The Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Thompson, affirmed as to the larger policy and reversed as to the other, finding that a difference in the language employed called for this distinction in effect. This court granted writ of certiorari and has…