Alkire v. King

After the death of Nova E. Alkire, and after the administrator of his estate had collected large sums of money from insurance companies which had insured bis life, Grace King brought this action against the administrator, H. .0. Alkire. to recover such sums, alleging that a short time before his death Nova E. Alkire' had assigned to her all the insurance payable to his estate. She relied upon a certain writing and transactions and conversations in connection with the delivery of the writing to her by the insured. The assignment was never sent to or recognized by the companies, hence the…