Edgington v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

Plaintiff brought an action at law against the defendant, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, wherein he sought r’ecovery from the defendant of the amount due under a policy issued by it upon the life of Elma P. Edgington. The policy was of a retirement annuity nature and was payable to Elma P. Edgington and provided that in the event of her death prior to the due date of the first annuity payment the defendant company agreed to pay the death benefit provided in the policy “to her hus band, Joseph P. Edgington, if living, if not living, to her consin, Elva Slacks.…