Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance v. Dortch

MARTIN, Justice.

Plaintiff filed this interpleader action requesting that the trial court determine which of the defendant claimants is entitled to the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued by plaintiff to John J. Dortch. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Patricia Dortch, former wife of the insured. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for judgment consistent with the expressed intent of the insured to provide defendants Ann C. Dortch, Elizabeth D. Beswick, and Ann Hunter Dortch (his second wife and two daughters) with the benefits of the insurance. For…