New York Life Insurance v. Rak

The New York Life Insurance Company filed an interpleader suit whereby the proceeds of two policies of life insurance upon the life of Joseph Rak, deceased, in the face amounts of $25,000 and $50,000, respectively, were deposited with the clerk of the Superior Court to abide the determination of the court as to which rival claimant was entitled to receive such proceeds. The two beneficiaries named in the policies were Helen Bernotes and Moneta Turek. Moneta Turek had predeceased the insured. The insured left him surviving his widow, Lillian Rak.

In its complaint the New York Life Insurance…