Guarantee Fund Life Ass'n v. Willett

This is a bill of interpleader filed to test the rights of the divorced wife of deceased and the administrator of his estate to the amount due under an insurance policy. The wife, Jennie A. Willett, was named beneficiary in the policy. She obtained a decree of divorce with custody of the minor children and allowance for their support a few weeks before decedent’s accidental death. He did not change the beneficiary although authorized so to do by the terms of the policy, nor did he take any steps in that direction.

Counsel have furnished us citation and discussion of numerous cases from other…