THOMPSON v. WEEMS

No. 9225.

111 F.2d 566 (1940)

THOMPSON v. WEEMS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 3, 1940.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert S. Lipscomb and W. Calvin Wells, Jr., both of Jackson, Miss., and Robert H. Powell, of Canton, Miss., for appellant.

J. H. Howie and Joseph H. Howie, both of Jackson, Miss., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, HOLMES, and McCORD, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves a controversy over the proceeds of insurance upon the life of Jim Thompson, deceased. When the certificate of insurance was issued, his niece, the appellee, was named therein as the beneficiary. After about seven years, four hours before his death, he requested his employer in writing, as his agent, to change the beneficiary from Nannie Weems (appellee) to Percy Thompson (appellant).

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