Schifanelli v. Wallace

This appeal arises out of a dispute over the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued upon the life of Marie E. Wallace (Marie), now deceased, in which appellee, Frank W. Wallace (Frank), her surviving husband, was the named beneficiary. Following Marie’s death from a gunshot wound inflicted by Frank, a declaratory judgment suit was filed in equity by appellant, Thomas M. Schifanelli, personal representative of Marie’s estate, and on behalf of her two minor children by prior marriages. In this suit, appellants sought a declaration requiring that the policy proceeds be paid to the estate,…