Stockstill v. Life & Casualty Ins.

This was an action by the beneficiary to collect the value of an insurance policy of $140 on the life of Wiley B. Stockstill, deceased.

The action originated in a justice’s court where judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. Defendant appealed to the circuit court of Lincoln county, where the case was tried to the judge and a jury. At the hearing, in response to the request of the judge that they state their cases, the plaintiff stated that his action was for the collection of an industrial policy of insurance of $140 on .the life of Wiley B'. Stockstill. Defendant stated:

“Gentlemen:…