Van Riper di Mombercelli v. Van Riper

Motion by plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings. Under the amended pleadings the action was by interpleader between the plaintiff as the only surviving child of decedent and decedent’s first wife, and the defendant, decedent’s second "wife, as executrix and sole legatee of said decedent, to determine the title to one-half the proceeds of a life insurance policy upon decedent’s life. On August 6, 1866, the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company insured the life of the decedent for $10,000 payable to his first wife (plaintiff’s mother) by name, the policy further providing that “ in case the…