Ruth Vick O'Brien v. Thelma Rosedith Todgham Vick Elder, and United States of America

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This litigation arises from a controversy over the proceeds of three life insurance policies between the administra-*277trix of the insured’s estate and the named beneficiary. The plaintiff — the adminis-tratrix — appeals from a summary judgment awarding the proceeds to the beneficiary, Mrs. Elder — the individual defendant below.

On December 1, 1955, the insured and the defendant, who had been married in 1944, were granted a final divorce by the Circuit Court of Dade County, Florida. During his marriage to the defendant, the insured had obtained two commerical life insurance…