Landrum v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark

This appeal attacks a judgment of the District Court entered in an action filed by Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, hereinafter called Mutual, interpleading certain rival claimants to the proceeds of an insurance policy and asking that the-court declare the rights of the parties. The policy was executed and delivered by Mutual to one Davis C. Cooper, who died December 16, 1955.

The policy, dated February 2, 1952, named as first beneficiary “ANNA M.. COOPER, Wife of the Insured, if living,, at the death of the Insured; if not, to-the Children of their marriage then…