Legal Opinion
Brown v. Ætna Life Inurance
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 17, 1917PublishedCited by 2 opinions
CONTROVERSY without actionj submitted to Devin, J., at June Term, 1917, of Wake. From judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The defendant insurance company -issued a policy upon the life of William T. Johnson, -now deceased, which was assigned by insured in these words:
“For value received, I hereby transfer, assign, and turn over unto the children of William T. Johnson and Bettie Hall Johnson all my right, title, and interest in policy No. 269047, issued by the iEtna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn., on the life of William T. Johnson, and all benefits and advantages to be derived therefrom.”
The deceased was married twice, Bettie Hall Johnson being his second wife, by whom he had three children, who are…
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