Griggs v. Griggs

Appellant brought this suit to recover upon a life insurance certificate issued by the Woodmen of the World upon the life of Mack Griggs. The Woodmen of the World tendered into court the net proceeds of the certificate, and the suit resolved itself into a contest over the ownership of the fund between appellant, who was the father of Mack Griggs, and the surviving wife, Sudia Mae Griggs.

The beneficiary named in the original certificate was the wife of appellant and mother of the insured. Subsequently Mack Griggs married Sudia Mae Griggs. After his marriage he surrendered the original…