New York Life Insurance Company v. Torrence

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 4:21-CV-04079-RAL Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING VS. MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES DEAN TORRENCE, JEFFREY A. WILLEY, AND COSTS TRENT WELLBAUM, ALLEN WILLEY, CORY NASHTOCK, Defendants. This case concerns the application of South Dakota’s slayer statute, SDCL § 29A-2-803, to a life insurance beneficiary who assaulted the policy holder resulting in her death. Two of the decedent’s children, Defendants Cory Nashtock (Cory) and Trent Wellbaum (Trent), have…