DeBus v. Missouri State Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

In case No. 25,152, the plaintiff sued to recover on a policy of life insurance dated October 5,1917, issued to William H. DeBus, her husband, in which policy she was named as beneficiary. In case No. 25,153, the plaintiff sued to recover on a policy of life insurance, dated February 11, 1918, issued by the defendant to William H. DeBus, in which policy the estate of William H. DeBus was named as beneficiary. DeBus died July 20, 1920. The defense in each case was that the policy had lapsed for nonpayment of the second and third premiums.…