Christensen v. Christensen

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

This litigation concerns entitlement to $5,000 of life insurance provided under a group insurance policy issued by Founders Life Insurance Company. Harry S. Christensen, as an employee of the City of Reno, was a member of the group covered by the policy. He died intestate. The adversaries are, on one side, Jakica Christensen, his surviving widow, and on the other, Steven and Kenneth Christensen, his sons of a prior marriage and the named beneficiaries of the policy.

Since there existed no genuine issue as to any material fact, each side moved for summary…