Costello v. Costello

Judge’s Memorandum

KERR, District Judge.

The dispute herein involves the right to the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The policy in question was issued by The Travelers Insurance Company for the face amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). The insured, Harold C. Costello, purchased the policy in April, 1931, and named his mother as beneficiary. In 1952, the defendant married the insured in Chicago, Illinois. In this respect, it should be noted that suit was originally brought by the plaintiffs against The Travelers Insurance Company, the insuror. It was dismissed as a party…