White v. Ratcliff
Citations
- 99 Miss. 93
- 54 So. 658
Syllabus
<p>Lute Insurance. PoUoy Assignment.</p> <p>Where the insured shortly after obtaining a policy on his life, payable to his executors, administrators or assigns, pins a certificate to the policy making his father the sole beneficiary, but not intending to assign the policy to his father or change the beneficiary therein, except in such manner as would leave him the full control of the policy, and kept the policy in his own possession, such a certificate being revocable at his pleasure and testamentary in character and not executed with the formalities of a will is void.</p>
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