Duprey v. Harrington

This is a suit in chancery to determine the ownership of the proceeds of a life insurance policy that Edward A. Baker, deceased, held in the New England Order of Protection at the time of his death which occurred September 19, 1929. On December 24, 1929, the insurance company, by leave of court, paid the fund in question into court and the suit as to it thereupon terminated. Such proceedings were subsequently had that a decree was entered in favor of the other defendants. From such decree the plaintiffs appealed, or attempted to appeal, to this Court pursuant to G. L. 1561. The validity of…