Domico v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

HILTON, Justice.

Plaintiff, the beneficiary in a life insurance policy written by defendant on the life of her husband, Joseph Domico, had a verdict for the full amount claimed. Defendant appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

On January 22, 1931, in St. Paul, Minnesota, defendant, pursuant to an application there made, issued to Joseph Domico a policy on his life in the sum of $3,000. Plaintiff was the designated beneficiary therein. The right to change the beneficiary was reserved. Domico died on December 18, 1931,…