SMA Life Assurance Co. v. Piller

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

In this interpleader action we are called upon to determine which party is entitled to the proceeds of a life insurance policy purchased after the separation but before the divorce of Thomas and Martha Bammer. We conclude that under Pennsylvania law the children of the decedent and not the named beneficiary are entitled to the pro*917ceeds of the policy in this case. We will, therefore, affirm the decision of the district court.

I

Martha Bammer and Thomas Bammer, Jr. were married in 1971. They had two children, Thomas III and Samantha. After several…