Shinpaugh v. Midwest Life Insurance

HOFFMAN, PRESIDING JUSTICE.

This case was brought by an agent of the defendant life insurance company to recover as the named beneficiary on a credit life insurance policy issued by the defendant on the life of Esther M. Harting. The policy had been issued pursuant to an application made through the agency of the plaintiff.

The trial court, sitting without a jury, entered judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,000, being the face amount of the policy.

The policy insured the payment of the balance due plaintiff on an alleged indebtedness owed him by Esther M. Harting, the named insured. The…