National Loan & Exchange Bank v. New York Life Insurance

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an appeal from, an order of his Honor, Judge Whaley, of the County Court of Richland County, sustaining a motion by the plaintiff to strike out certain allegations of the answer and sustaining a demurrer to a counterclaim set up by the defendant Mrs. Buyck.

The facts developed appear to be as follows:

On December 1, 1920, the New York Life Insurance Company issued a policy upon the life of Jefferson E. Buyck for $3,000. The beneficiary named was his wife, the defendant Mary A. Buyck.

On December 10, 1926,'the insured, Jefferson…