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Show INSURANCE CASE' ON TRIAL Tho Jury for the November term of the district ourt appeared before Judge Howell this morning and were exnmlned as to their statutory quail-ficatlons quail-ficatlons bv District Attorney Nathan J. Harris. ' The jurymen who did not answer to their names were Janis E. Hallan-tvno Hallan-tvno of Ogden. There being no excuse' ex-cuse' for his absence-, th court or-dored or-dored that a bench warrant be issued for him Willard Kay. excused; Frank M. Wright, RoWt M. Riirch. Jrand II. A. Lamdln of Ogdeu. and C. Fred Schade of Huntsvllle, all of whom were reported out of the Jurisdiction of the court. Charles R- Bullock, reported to be a resident of Warren, was excused on the grounds that, according to his own statements.' he is not a resident of Weber county and Is not a taxpayer here. Mr. Bullock stated that a mistake mis-take had been made In calling him :w a juryman. Inasmuch as he Is a res?-dent res?-dent of Idaho rattier than Utah, and that he is not a taxpayer in Weber county. David M. pingrre was ex-cuscd ex-cuscd from service on the representation representa-tion made by a physician that he is not physically able to attend to the duties. " The case called for trial this morning morn-ing Is that of Mattle C. Armstrong, Administratrix of the estate of Isaac Armstrong, deceased, and Mat tie C. Armstrong, widow, against the West Coast Life Insurance company of California. Cali-fornia. The suit was brought to recover re-cover $015, alleged to he due n cor-tuln cor-tuln life insurance policies claimed to be due the estate because of Armstrong's Arm-strong's death, which occurred in Ogden. Og-den. March 10, lyiO. and for certain funeral expenses paid by Mrs. Armstrong, Arm-strong, wife of the deceased. The complaint alleges that Isaac Arniftrong. while attending to business busi-ness affairs in the Watson-Tanner store In Ogden, February !i. 1010, slipped and fell to the floor, indicting injuries from which he died March 10 of this jear; that he carried certain cer-tain life insurance policies with the defendant company amounting to something over $i'.tiii. oiip policy having hav-ing been sold to the wife (before his death, the other now being In the hands of the estate, of which Maltie C. Armstrong, the widow, is the administratrix, ad-ministratrix, and that the policies, together to-gether with certain funeral expenses, have not been pajd by the defendant. The defendants claim that the terms of the Insurance policies in question have not been complied with and that the company did not agree to pay Mattle C. Armstrong, either aa administratrix or as tho widow of tho deceased, the amount of the policies that iiiicht be due If the terms of tho fcame had been complied with It will be remembered that Isaac Armstrong was. at tho time of the accident, acting as porter at the local Elks' club rooms and that he accidentally acci-dentally fell upon the floor or pavement pave-ment at the clothing store receiving injuries that, It Is claimed, caused his death within thirty days. He was a colored man The trial before the court is being held before a jurv and It is more than likely thru it will require all ot today to hear the tesnmonv |
