Shanks v. Travelers Ins. Co.

FRANKLIN E. KENNAMER, District Judge.

Plaintiff, as beneficiary, brought this suit to recover on two certificates of life insurance issued under a policy of group insurance covering the employees of Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation. The facts, as agreed upon by the respective parties, are that Ben Shanks was employed by Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation for approximately 18 years prior to his death. He had been insured during the period, except the first six months of his employment, under a group life insurance policy on which his employer paid the premium. He was discharged from his…