Lee v. Lee

Smith, Presiding Justice.

The appellant, Mrs. Lura Fernell Lee, is the widow of A. G. Lee, Sr., and the mother of the appellees. This case concerns the disposition of a $500,000 insurance policy on the life of A. G. Lee, Sr., which names Mrs. Lee as the sole beneficiary. The appellees, children of A. G. Lee, Sr., and Mrs. Lee, maintain that Mrs. Lee was inadvertently named the beneficiary of the insurance policy. The appellees contend that the proceeds from this policy were intended to be placed into an irrevocable trust for their benefit as successors to Mr. Lee, Sr.’s estate. We affirm in…