Hunt v. Remsberg

Citations

• 83 Kan. 665
• 112 P. 590
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 215

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Words and Phrases — “Legal Representative” — Parties Entitled' to Receive Life Insurance Money. A fraternal insurance-association issued a certificate of membership to a man who named his wife as beneficiary. It was provided that in case the wife died before he did he might name another beneficiary, but if he failed to do so, or if for any reason there-was none when the insurance should be payable, the money-should be paid, to his legal representative. The wife died; the husband died some years afterward; an administrator of his estate was appointed, to whom the association paid the money. The insured left three minor children, who commenced an action against the administrator and his sureties-to recover the money. Held, that they ought not to recover. The administrator was the legal representative of the deceased within the meaning of that term, and was entitled to-the money as a part of the estate of the insured.</p>