Olinger v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the beneficiary originally named in a policy of life insurance is entitled to the proceeds thereof when such beneficiary prevented the insured from exercising his right to change beneficiaries by retaining possession of the insurance certificates.

This cause was tried to the court without intervention by a jury. Pursuant to the written request of the plaintiff, the trial court made special findings of fact and conclusions of law, and thereafter entered judgment for the defendant Lorabel Forker. The motion to correct errors filed by plaintiff was…