Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. v. Wood's Adm'r

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Ratliff

— Reversing.

In May, 1918, the Commonwealth Life Insurance Company, hereinafter called the defendant, issued a policy of insurance on the life of Charles M. Woods, in the sum of $200, and Blanche Woods, hereinafter called the plaintiff, the stepmother of Charles M. Woods, was named beneficiary therein.

In August, 1932, the plaintiff, as beneficiary of the policy, brought suit in the quarterly court of Campbell county to recover on the policy upon the ground that the insured was presumed to be dead as provided in section 1639, Kentucky Statutes. .She alleged…