Mathews v. Burkeens

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an interpleader suit brought by the State Treasurer to determine whether a deceased’s estate or his former wife is entitled to approximately $20,000 in his retirement fund account. The chancellor found that the former wife was entitled to the account. The Court of Appeals reversed and awarded the funds to the administrator of the estate.

The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether this case is governed by the provision of T.C.A. § 8-3426, now repealed, automatically cancelling the beneficiary designated by a member of the old Tennessee Retirement…