Great National Life Insurance v. Hulme

Mr. Presiding Judge Harvey

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This suit was brought by the defendant in error, J. A. Hulme, against the plaintiff in error, The Great National Life Insurance Company. Hulme seeks to recover the amount called for by a life insurance policy, which was issued to his wife in her lifetime, by the said Insurance Company. Hulme is named as beneficiary in the policy. The company defends on the ground, among others, that said policy never became effective as a contract of insurance. The case was tried before a jury on special issues, which…