Rison v. Shepherd

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Sims

Reversing.

Gruy Bison was a soldier in the first World War and died in foreign service in 1918 leaving a widow, Bertha, and an infant son, Merlin. Bertha married again hut the husband and children of her second marriage all predeceased her. Her third husband was Charlie Strange and there were three children born to this marriage. Bertha died in 1938 survived by her husband, Charlie, and three infant children, and the adult son, Merlin, who reached his majority on May 8, 1935.

As a soldier Gruy Bison carried $2582.37 life insurance with the government. On…