Tomaneng v. Reeves

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the decedent effected a change of beneficiary in accordance with the terms of a policy of life insurance which provides that the insured “shall have full power * * to designate a new beneficiary * * * by filing at the Home Office a written designation of beneficiary, which shall in no case be effective until the date upon which it is so filed.” The insurance company filed a bill of interpleader, joining the decedent’s wife and sister as defendants.

The facts are in the main stipulated,, and are,as follows: On January 7, 1946, the decedent,…