IVEY v. WOOD

No. 40278.

387 P.2d 621 (1963)

Jerry Jeanne IVEY and Richard D. Teubner, Guardians of Olive W. Thomas, an Incompetent Person, Plaintiffs in Error, v. Jerry E. WOOD, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

December 17, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ted R. Fisher, Campbell & Campbell, Tulsa, Phil Wettengel, St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiffs in error.

Dyer, Powers & Gotcher, Tulsa, Harry L. Dyer, William K. Powers, Deryl L. Gotcher, Tulsa, John S. Robinson, Tulsa, of counsel, for defendant in error.


WILLIAMS, Justice.

The principal question to be decided in this appeal is whether one who changed the beneficiary on a group life insurance policy was clothed with authority to so act on behalf of the insured.

This action was initiated by plaintiffs in error, hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs, guardians of Olive W. Thomas, to recover all the proceeds of a group life insurance policy issued by The Prudential Insurance...

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