Northeastern Life Insurance Company of New York, a New York Corporation v. Sophia Cisneros v. Bonnie B. Ciorba (Formerly Known as Bonnie Carruthers)

This appeal arises out of an inter-pleader action filed by the Northeastern Life Insurance Company to have determined the proper beneficiary for two policies insuring the life of Robert Carruthers, appellant’s former husband.

The facts are undisputed. Appellant, Sophia Cisneros, the divorced wife of the insured, was originally designated beneficiary under the policies prior to her marriage to the insured. The divorce decree, which terminated the subsequent marriage, made no mention of appellant’s rights under the policies. At the time of the insured’s death the original designation of the…