Pittman v. Maxwell

Banke, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff, as executrix of the estate of her late husband, Walter Pittman, brought this action against Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and its agent Corrie Maxwell, asserting a claim by the estate to a portion of the proceeds of a $100,000 life insurance policy on Walter Pittman’s life. This appeal follows a grant of summary judgment to both defendants. (Although the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Washington and the U. S. Small Business Administration were impleaded as third-party defendants, the plaintiff concedes that she has asserted no claim against them in…