Legal Opinion
Cantrell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 13, 1972No. 5-5800PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lyle Brown, Justice.
This is a suit to determine the disposition of the proceeds of a veteran’s life insurance policy. The real contestants are the surviving parents of the veteran as opposed to the claim of Donya Dee Kilgore on behalf of her illegitimate child, she contending that the veteran was the father of the child. The chancellor held that the proceeds should go to the child and the parents of the veteran appeal.
In February 1968, Donya Dee Kilgore, a single girl, gave birth to a male child. She forthwith filed a complaint and affidavit in the Garland County Court alleging that Jerry…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Bessie Thompson v. Edward Thompson, a Minor, by Helen Mae ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Bell v. BellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
- Prudential Insurance of America v. HernandezNew York Supreme Court · 1970
- Parker v. HadleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1956
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. JackDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1971
3Cited by2 opinions
- Green v. GreenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Beck v. BeckCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1981