Continental Assurance Co. v. Diorio-Volungis

On February 3, 1992, the night before John Volungis (John) was scheduled to leave town for active military duty, he was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. No one has been charged in the crime. Bridget Diorio-Volungis (Bridget), John’s widow and the sole beneficiary of John’s $150,000 life insurance policy, attempted to collect the proceeds. Linda Marie Volungis (Linda), John’s mother and administrator *404of John’s estate, contested the claim, alleging that Bridget was complicit in John’s murder. Continental Assurance Company, the issuer of the policy, filed a complaint for interpleader in…