Whittaker v. Mutual Life Insurance

Action on an ordinary life policy of insurance issued by a company domiciled in New York. A jury was waived, the issues were decided in favor of plaintiff and judgment was rendered against defendant as prayed in the petition.

The policy, dated November 1, 1899, provides that in consideration of the application and of the payment of an annual premium of $121.45, the company agrees to pay “Melvina Whittaker, wife of Mark Whittaker, near Miami, in the county of Saline, if living, if not to his executors, administrators or assigns, one thousand dollars upon acceptance of satisfactory proofs at its…