Life & Casualty Insurance v. Robertson

Mrs. Bertha King Robertson, as executrix of the will of Dr. Robert Taylor Robertson, deceased, sued the Life Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee in the circuit court of Davidson county and obtained a judgment in the third circuit court, and the defendant insurance company brought the case to this court by an appeal in the nature of a writ of error. As a matter of convenience, we will refer to Mrs. Robertson, executrix, as plaintiff, and to the Life Casualty Insurance Company of Tennessee as defendant.

Dr. Robert Taylor Robertson died testate at his home in McMinnville, Tennessee, on…