Hicks v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clarice District Court. — Hon. Thomas L. Maxwell, Judge. Action at law upon two policies of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of Sherman E. Hicks, now deceased. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.-
1Opinion of the CourtWeaveR, J.
The first count of the petition is upon a policy of insurance dated December 13, 1901, and numbered 502959, on the life of Sherman E. Hicks, for the sum of $2,000, payable to his wife, Addie M. Hicks; a right to change such beneficiary being reserved to the insured. No change of beneficiary appears ever to have been made or attempted by Hicks, and he died November 29,1911. Due notice and proofs of death were delivered to the company, which refused payment, for reasons hereinafter shown. Plaintiff alleges these facts, and that the policy was in full force and effect at the date of Hicks’…
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