Rahn v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

LeGRAND, Justice.

This is a dispute between the divorced parents of Richard Joseph Denning over the division of proceeds payable under an insurance policy on his life issued by Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mary Ann Rahn, his mother, claims she is entitled to all the proceeds. The court awarded her one-half and decreed that James Denning, his father, was entitled to the other half. Mary Ann Rahn appeals, and we affirm.

Richard Joseph Denning, hereafter called Rick, was born August 19,1950. He died in 1975 following a motor vehicle accident in Thailand while a member of the United…