Carter v. Massey

VANCE, Justice.

Our opinion of February 21, 1984, is withdrawn. The following is now the court’s opinion.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted to appellee, Levena Sue Carter Massey, awarding her one-half of the proceeds from a life insurance policy. Levena was married to the deceased-insured, James Willis Carter, in 1962. A term life insurance policy was taken out during the marriage and bi-monthly premiums were paid from community funds. In 1979, the parties were divorced, but no division was made of the property. The parties remarried but were divorced a second time in June 1981.…