Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Mallers

TREANOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order entered by the District Cqurt in an interpleader suit brought by the plaintiff insurance company to determine the ownership of four policies of insurance, only two of which are involved in this appeal.

The plaintiff insurance company had issued the four policies on the life of John B. Mailers, Jr., payable to his wife, Jennie-Eaton Mailers. The policies were of the-ordinary life plan, with a special absolute-ownership right in the beneficiary. Jennie-Eaton Mailers predeceased her husband and. her estate succeeded to her interest under the…