Swann v. Atlantic Life Insurance

Christina S. Swann brought an action of assumpsit to recover, as beneficiary, on a life insurance policy for $2,500.00, against the Atlantic Life Insurance Company. Judgment was entered in favor of the Atlantic Life Insurance Company, and *854Christina S. Swann has been granted a writ of error by this court. The plaintiff in error and the defendant in error will be referred to as the plaintiff and defendant, having reference to their respective positions in the court below.

The case was submitted to the trial court upon the declaration, the policy of insurance, the special plea of the defendant…