Ray v. Ohio Nat. Life Ins. Co.

This appeal presents two issues:(1) Whether the insurance proceeds payable on the death of Murry Ray must be divided equally between his three surviving children;(2) Whether the trial court erred in refusing to award Ohio National Life Insurance Company attorney fees.

Murry Ray and his wife Barbara Ray were divorced. There were three children of the marriage; Jeffrey, Reena, and Heath Ray. An agreement was made a part of the divorce judgment, and that agreement provided:

"8. The defendant [Murry Ray] shall keep his current $50,000.00 life insurance policy through Alabama Farmers Co-op in full…