Continental Assurance Company v. Rose Platke, Eleanor Koslow and Ronald Platke, Rose Platke v. Eleanor Koslow and Ronald Platke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Continental Assurance Company by its bill of interpleader filed in the District Court alleged that it had issued a contract of life insurance insuring the life of Joseph Platke and requested determination of conflicting claims for the proceeds of the policy presented to plaintiff subsequent to the insured’s death. Rose Platke, defendant-appellant, the insured’s widow who was his second wife, claims the proceeds under the original designation of beneficiaries contained in the policy. Defendants-appellees, Eleanor Koslow, insured’s daughter, and Ronald…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1936
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. MooreCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
- John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. v. DouglassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- Thompson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
- Donahey v. SweigartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1949
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