Sinsel v. Sinsel

Plaintiffs Gerda and Rose Sinsel are the former wife and daughter, respectively, of the late Cleon Sinsel. They brought this suit against defendant Maxine Sinsel, Cleon Sinsel’s surviving wife, to impose a constructive trust on insurance proceeds which were paid to defendant as the named beneficiary of a group policy insuring the life of Cleon Sinsel. Defendant appeals from the trial court’s decree granting the relief sought by plaintiffs. We affirm.

The marriage of Gerda and Cleon Sinsel was terminated by a dissolution decree dated October 1, 1973. At that time, Rose Sinsel was 12 years old.…