Legal Opinion
Green v. Green
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1976No. 10003PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
In this case we are asked to decide whether acknowledged illegitimate children are entitled to receive the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued to their father pursuant to the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act, 5 U.S.C. § 8701 et seq. (1970). The trial court, presented with competing claims to insurance proceeds in cross-motions for summary judgment by the mother and the two illegitimate chil dren of the deceased policyholder, granted summary judgment in favor of the children. We affirm.
The facts are not in dispute. Appellant Mrs. Minnie A. Green is the…
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