Muse v. Strudwick Fair Service Ins. Co.

This is a suit by the plaintiff, Mary Muse, beneficiary of a funeral insurance policy, for the face value thereof, $200, against the defendant, Strudwick Fair Service Insurance Company, Inc. The defendant pleaded that the policy had lapsed at the time of the death of the insured, Arthur Coaley, brother of plaintiff.

From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff prosecutes this appeal.

While the appeal was pending in this court, the plaintiff, Mary Muse, died and her sole and surviving heir, Bertha Coakely, wife of Eugene Thomas, was made party plaintiff.

The pertinent provision of the policy…