Supreme Court of Iowa December 11, 1876 (Butler v. St. Louis Life Ins.)

Rothrook, J.

I. Upon the trial the defendant admitted the execution of the policy for the use and benefit of plaintiffs, and the delivery of the same to Jacob Butler in his lifetime, and due notice and proof of the death, and the payment of all premiums due the company up to the date of the death of said Butler, and took the affirmative of the issues joined between the parties.