House v. Northwestern Life Assurance Co.

Citations

• 200 Pa. 173
• 49 A. 937
• 1901 Pa. LEXIS 459

Syllabus

<p>Insurance—Mutual life insurance—Designation of beneficiary—“ Devisee.”</p> <p>Where a member of a mutual life insurance company states in his application that the insurance shall be paid to the “devisees” under his will, or in case of their death to his “ heirs at law,” and the company certifies that it agrees to pay “ to his devisees, or if no will specifically bequeathing the benefits which shall be payable on account of this certificate shall appear, and be brought to the knowledge of this association within sixty days after the death of the said insured, then to the heirs at law of said insured,” and the insured by his will gives, devises and bequeaths all his property to his wife, the wife is entitled to the insurance money.</p>