Elmhorst v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

395 P.2d 683 (1964)

Elsie ELMHORST

v.

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA.

No. 4334.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

October 2, 1964.

Rehearing Denied October 19, 1964.

Kenneth E. Young, Louis Le Baron, Honolulu, for appellant.

Richard E. Stifel, Anderson, Wrenn & Jenks, Honolulu, for respondent.

Before TSUKIYAMA, C. J., and CASSIDY, WIRTZ, LEWIS and MIZUHA, JJ.

LEWIS, Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant, the widow of Ernest Elmhorst, a retired employee of Gaspro, Ltd., brought this action as the named beneficiary of his life insurance under the provisions of a group policy issued by defendant-appellee,…