Forwood v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

On the 16th day of December, 1909, the appellee issued an insurance policy on the life of William T. Eorwood, the husband of the appellant, which was originally payable to the executors, administrators or assigns of the insured, but the appellant was subsequently made the beneficiary. The insured died on the 21st of August, 1910, and the appellee having declined to pay the policy, suit was brought thereon. In addition to the two general issue pleas, the appellee filed three special pleas — in the first of which it is alleged that the insured made application on or about the 2nd of December,…