Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Cooper

ORDER

RYAN, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On November 7, 1966, Melvin J. Cooper purchased a life insurance policy from The Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) in the face amount of $13,-000.00. Included within the policy was Mr. Cooper’s application for insurance dated November 1, 1962, which provided that insurance was to be payable upon his death to Virginia Cooper, Melvin’s wife at the time of the issuance of the policy. On that same page of the policy, Mr. Cooper designated his children as “secondary beneficiaries.”

Melvin and Virginia Cooper were divorced on August 17,…