Allegheny Trust Co. v. State Life Ins.

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

This was an action of assumpsit on a life insurance policy, tried by a judge of the county court, without a jury. The insured, Lazzaro A. Romanin, on May 2, 1922, took out the policy on his own life, naming his wife, Caterina Romanin, as the beneficiary, if living; otherwise payable to the insured’s executors, administrators or assigns. The policy provided that the insured had the right to change the beneficiary; that it was incontestable after one year, except for non-payment of premiums; and that, “Should the insured, whether sane or insane, die by his own hand or act,…