Koester v. Mutual Life Insurance

Reinhardt, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

This is a writ of error to the Superior Court for New Castle County, brought to review the proceedings and judgment in an action therein instituted by Ina W. Koester against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. The object of the suit is to recover double indemnities upon two policies of life insurance, one for three thousand dollars, *538the other for two thousand dollars. Both of the policies were taken out by William Koester, husband of the plaintiff, in his lifetime, and the plaintiff is designated as beneficiary in both policies.

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