Grimm v. Grimm

26 Cal.2d 173 (1945)

CLARA GRIMM, Respondent,

v.

WALTER E. GRIMM, et al., as Administrators, etc., Appellants.

L. A. No. 18998.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Mar. 27, 1945.

John J. Craig and Rush M. Blodget for Appellants.

Stephen Monteleone for Respondent.

TRAYNOR, J.

In January, 1941, plaintiff and Lewis Grimm were divorced. In December, 1939, they entered into a property settlement agreement that provided for a division of their community property, which included an insurance policy on the life of the husband, issued in 1930 and naming the wife as beneficiary. The agreement made this policy…