Tippets v. Gem State Mutual Life Association, Inc.

McFADDEN, Chief Justice.

Ellis I. Tippets and Mary A. Tippets, the plaintiffs herein, as named beneficiaries, instituted this action to recover the face amount, $5,000, of a life insurance policy issued March 24, 1962, by the defendant Gem State Mutual Life Association, Incorporated, on the life of Vernon C. Tippets, deceased, the plaintiffs’ unmarried son, who died November 5, 1963, as the result of a gunshot wound in the head.

In their complaint the plaintiffs alleged the issuance of the policy, that premiums had been paid as required, and that the insurance policy was in effect when the…