Legal Opinion

Roberts v. Roberts

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 10, 1977No. 8039PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAYTON, Justice.

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company filed this interpleader to have the court determine who was entitled to the proceeds of the insurance policy on the life of Don W. Roberts. The claimants in the trial court were the surviving widow, Jessie M. Roberts, appellant, and the four surviving children of the deceased, appellees. Both parties filed motions for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion for appellee and denied the motion filed by appellant.

The undisputed evidence shows the following: Don W. Roberts and appellees’ mother were married in 1955 and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Clark-Lami, Inc. v. CordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
  2. Box v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. McJunkin v. Estate of McJunkinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Wunsche v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. McShanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
  2. Seaman v. Seaman, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  3. Hudspeth v. StokerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. Barden v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  5. McCord v. SpradlingMississippi Supreme Court · 2002

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