Farra v. Braman
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Allen County; John M. Morris,. Judge pro tem. Action by Ada A. Farra against Eva J. Braman and an- . other. From a judgment against plaintiff, she appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1908, cl. 2, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, C. J.
The record in this case discloses, among other things, that- appellant and appellee each claimed the right to receive-$500 as a death benefit from the Voluntary Belief Department of the Pennsylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh, on account of insurance on the life of John F. Bied, deceased. Appellant was the surviving widow of the latter, but since his death she has intermarried with Frank Farra. Appellee was the divorced wife of said Bied, but since her divorce .she has married one Braman. The Pennsylvania Company declined to pay either of said claimants, and thereupon appellant filed a…
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