Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Bates

This was a suit by the appellee, James Bates, for one hundred eleven dollars and thirty cents on what is termed an industrial insurance policy which had been issued by the appellant on the life of Kate Walker, a sister, of appellee. At the conclusion of the testimony the court below instructed the jury to return a verdict for plaintiff for the sum of sixty-one dollars, and from the judgment entered for this sum the defendant insurance company prosecuted this appeal.

The policy sued on was issued at Memphis, Tenn., on March 4, 1912, and appellee was named as the beneficiary. At that time, and…