Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Haack
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided May 7, 1943No. Civil Action 642PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTEME, District Judge.
Arthur H. Haack married Clara Renaud at St. Louis on September 12, 1912. On January 2, 1913', while a resident of the state of Missouri, he secured an ordinary policy on his life from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in the sum of $2,000. The application contained the following questions and answers with reference to the beneficiary:
“Q. 22 — Whom do you designate to receive the proceeds of the policy applied for in case of your death? A. Wife, Clara C. Haack. Age- — 22. Occupation — Housewife. Post Office address — 2129.
“Q. 23 — Do you reserve the right to…
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