Tyre v. Aetna Life Insurance

Plaintiffs, the widow and three adult daughters of the insured, appeal from a judgment for defendant in an action to recover the widow’s community property interest in the proceeds of a life insurance policy.

The facts are not in dispute. Rebecca Tyre (hereafter called plaintiff) and Louis Tyre, the insured, were married in Los Angeles in 1917 and lived there as husband and wife until Mr. Tyre’s death in 1957. Defendant issued its policy in the face amount of $20,000 upon the life of the insured in 1926. All the premiums were paid from community funds. *402The original beneficiary was the Tyre…