Tramel v. Estate of Billings
Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTTS, Justice.
This is an interpleader action by Republic Bankers Life Insurance Company to deter mine which of two claimants, the ex-wife, Maurine Billings Tramel, or the estate of Lee Billings, Jr., is entitled to the proceeds of two life insurance policies, paid into the registry of the court, in the respective amounts of $5,100 and $6,540, both insuring the life of Lee Billings, Jr. The estate and Tramel each claim to be the legal beneficiary. Trial was to the court, which awarded the insurance policies to the estate. The ex-wife appeals.
Both Tramel and the estate stipulated to the…
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