Hicks v. Northwestern Aid Ass'n

This was an action brought to recover upon a policy of insurance for $1,000, payable originally to Mrs. Nannie A. Hicks, but subsequently changed in accordance with its terms, so as to be made payable to the estate of the insured, Milton B. Hicks. There was a recovery in favor of the estate in the chancery court, but on appeal this judgment was reversed by the court of chancery appeals.

The facts, so far as necessary to be stated, are that the policy was issued on the 18th day of July, 1892, and premiums were continuously paid by the insured up to January 18, 1903, in quarterly payments of…