National Life Insurance v. Manning

SPEER, Associate Justice.

This is an action by appellee against appellant to recover the value of an installment policy of insurance for $5,000, issued by the appellant company upon the life of her deceased husband, Dr. Edmund R. Manning, together with interest, costs and statutory penalty. The appellant defended upon the ground that the policy was not in force at the date of Dr. Manning’s death, because he had made default in the payment of a note given by him for the second annual premium thereon. A trial before the district judge resulted in a judgment in favor of appellee for $5,226.40, of…