Durst v. Durst

Appellee, Sylvan C. Durst, brought this action of detinue against his former wife, the appellant, Flossie U. Durst, to recover possession of a policy of insurance on his life, which the wife held. The husband took out the policy in 1933. It named appellant, then still his wife, as the principal beneficiary, and their three children then living as contingent beneficiaries. On August 15, 1952, Mrs. Durst obtained a divorce from her husband. A property settlement agreement was entered into at that time whereby for a certain cash sum the husband was to have the real estate and personalty “of…