Goren v. Loeb

On the morning of January 24th, 1936, Daniel D. Loeb was found dead in his automobile in a closed single car garage he had rented the preceding day. Carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust of his motor was the cause of death. He left ten policies of insurance on his life for a total face value of $25,000, all payable to his wife, the defendant Fay M. Loeb, and by his probated will he gave her all his estate and named her sole executrix. Eight of said policies as issued, and at all times, were payable to said defendant as beneficiary. Two others were originally payable to the insured's estate but…