Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. Wood

This is an action in interpleader begun by the plaintiff to determine who is entitled to the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued by the plaintiff upon the life of James R. L. Quinn, now deceased. The decedent and the appellant were married in 1912. The policy in question, dated July 2, 1914, named the appellant as sole beneficiary and contained a provision to the effect that the beneficiary could be changed at any time upon a request signed by the insured alone, provided the policy had not then been assigned by him. Quinn obtained a divorce from the appellant, the final decree being…