Burdette v. Columbus Mutual Life Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Cabell County. Action by Susan Burdette against the Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Lynch, President:
Of the two questions discussed, one only need be deter-, mined upon this review; that one being whether plaintiff on. June 30, 1913, had an interest in the life insured sufficient; to permit her as beneficiary to maintain this action on the, policy issued by the Columbus Life Insurance Company. Upon the trial the court, apparently adopting the view that, she had no such interest, on defendant’s motion excluded’ the testimony introduced by her and entered the nil capiat judgment of which she complains.
No relationship by consanguinity or affinity existed between Susan Burdette,…
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