Ogletree v. Hutchinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. October 12, 1905. Mrs. Edna F. Ogletree, now Hutchinson, brought suit against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and J. P. Ogletree, and alleged: About five years ago Q. P. Ogletree made an application and had issued to him a policy of insurance upon his life in the sum of $500, by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. He died August 29, 1904. Petitioner was his wife, and was the beneficiary of the policy.
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Equitable petition. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. October 12, 1905. Mrs. Edna F. Ogletree, now Hutchinson, brought suit against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and J. P. Ogletree, and alleged: About five years ago Q. P. Ogletree made an application and had issued to him a policy of insurance upon his life in the sum of $500, by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. He died August 29, 1904. Petitioner was his wife, and was the beneficiary of the policy. The policy, copy of which is attached to the petition, names no beneficiary. The application for the policy, which is…
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) While the ease was pending the insurance company paid the amount of the policy into court, and was dismissed from the case. The only question now to be determined is, who is entitled to this fund which resulted from the contract made by the insured with the company ? In the application appears the following: “14. Name, etc., of beneficiary, subject to provisions of policy applied for as to payment. Name: Mrs. Edna E. Ogletree; Belationship: "Wife. 15. Is name of beneficiary to be entered in policy ? -.” The policy stipulated to pay the amount thereof as an…
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