Alford v. Reid

O'MALLEY, J. The appellee sued appellant and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States on a group insurance policy issued to and upon the life of Edgar H. Reid, deceased. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States by appropriate answer acknowledged liability and requested permission to pay the amount of the face of the policy into court. This was granted, the money paid into court, and a finding was then entered in favor of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, and said society is not a party to this appeal. The complaint alleged that the appellee was the named beneficiary in the policy and that the appellant, by fraud and deceit, induced the decedent to change beneficiaries and to name appellant instead of the appellee and to deliver the policy to appellant. These allegations were denied by the appellant, and the matter was submitted to a jury, who found in favor of appellee.