W. T. Peckham, Administrator of the Estate of Golidie W. Swinney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, an Insurance Corporation, and Edith Swinney

MURRAH, Chief Judge.

In this Kansas diversity ease, the plaintiff-appellee, Goldie W. Swinney, 1 seeks the proceeds of a group insurance policy. The policy was issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for the benefit of employees of Socony-Mo-bil Oil Company, Inc. The deceased, William J. Swinney, was employed by Mobil at the time of his death and admittedly covered by the group policy.

The real dispute is between Goldie Swinney (the first wife) and Edith Swinney (the second wife). Goldie Swinney was married to the deceased for a number of years and designated as beneficiary under the…