O'Neal v. O'Neal

This is an action at law triable to a jury on an insurance policy issued by the defendant company on the life of Floyd F. O’Neal, by the widow of the insured, Katherine Louise O’Neal, against the defendant company and the sister of the insured, Valeria Gladys O’Neal.

The parties to this appeal occupied reverse relative positions in the lower court; they will be referred to hereinafter as they appeared below.

The following facts were conclusively shown at the trial: The plaintiff was the wife of the insured and remained such until his death on the 21st day of June, 1939; the policy of insurance…