NEFF v. INS. CO.

No. 32875.

158 Ohio St. 45 (1952)

NEFF, ADMR., APPELLEE, v. MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.; PTAK, GDN., ET AL. (SUBSTITUTED DEFENDANTS), APPELLANTS.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided June 18, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Owen Calvin Neff, in propria persona.

Messrs. Roudebush, Adrion, Sanborn, Brown & Corlett, for appellants.


ZIMMERMAN, J.

A decision in this controversy depends upon the proper interpretation of the beneficiary clause or settlement agreement executed by the insured and the subsequently executed amended beneficiary clause or settlement agreement, both of which are a part of the insurance policy herein involved.

The former recites:

"If the policy shall mature as a death claim, the proceeds shall be paid in one sum to my husband, Steven H. Michaels, if living...

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