Legal Opinion
AETNA Life Insurance Company v. Rosen
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 14, 2020No. 1:19-cv-06259Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AETNALIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, 19-CV-6259(JPO) -v- OPINION AND ORDER EMILY ROSEN and PHYLLIS FRANK, Defendants. J. PAUL OETKEN, District Judge: Weeks before his death, Erich Frank switched the beneficiary of his life-insurance policy from his mother to his longtime partner. Both mother and partner claimedthe proceeds, disputing the mental capacity of the deceased at the time of the switch. As a result, the insurance company filed this interpleader action, seeking a determination of the rightful owner of the proceeds. One of…
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