Scarborough v. American National Insurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN to recover on a life insurance policy, triéd at September Term, 1915, of Dueham, before 0. H. Allen, J. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBsoww, J.
The defendant insured the life of Willie Bell, payable to his mother, Kitty Bynum, with right to change the beneficiary. The plaintiffs are the beneficiaries and are entitled to recover if the policy is in force. Willie Bell, the insured, was electrocuted on 8 July, 1915, in accordance with the sentence of the law, for the crime of murder. The policy contains no provision stipulating either for or against the liability of the company in the event the insured’s life was taken in punishment for the violation of the laws of the State. The policy does, however, contain this provision: “This…
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