Sailes v. Jones

JACOBSON, Judge.

The sole question raised by this appeal is whether the plaintiff-mother is entitled to the entire proceeds of her deceased son’s life insurance policy granted to her by the trial court on her motion for summary judgment.

This case arises out of a declaratory judgment action brought by the plaintiff seeking a judicial determination as to her rights in the proceeds of a Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance Policy.

The factual background giving rise to the proceeding before the trial court is as follows. In 1946, plaintiff-appellee, Ada Mae Jones, gave birth to her second child,…