Cook v. Cook

The case arose out of a controversy between the defendant, widow of a decedent, Milton H. Cook, and the plaintiff, Pauline Cook, the daughter of decedent and stepdaughter of defendant, concerning the proceeds of a life insurance policy in the sum of $2,020.39 on the life of decedent; plaintiff’s claim to the proceeds arises from a provision in decedent’s will, whereas defendant’s claim arises from the fact that she was named beneficiary in the insurance policy.

The decedent having been married to Valerie Cook was divorced from her in 1908. The issue of that marriage were a son, Horatio Nelson…