Aetna Life Insurance v. Primofiore

Opinion

KANE, J.

Flora Primofiore, putative spouse of decedent Vasco Primofiore, and Ronald McCullough, her son and heir at law, appeal from the findings and order filed June 11, 1976, which found that, by virtue of the fact that the insured decedent met his death at the hands of appellant Flora under circumstances resulting in a conviction of voluntary manslaughter, neither appellant was entitled to succeed to or be permitted to receive any portion of the insurance proceeds paid into court by Aetna Life Insurance Company. The portion of the proceeds at issue were ordered paid to respondents…