PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. PETRIL

No. 1727 Civil.

43 F.Supp. 768 (1942)

PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. PETRIL et al.

District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

February 20, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kendall H. Shoyer, of Philadelaphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

Ellis Rudman, of Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


KALODNER, District Judge.

Is it against the public policy of Pennsylvania to permit recovery by the beneficiary of an insurance policy on the life of a murderer convicted and executed for his crime?

This issue is presented in the instant action for a declaratory judgment brought by the plaintiff insurance company to determine its obligation on a policy of life insurance written by it.

The facts as they appear in the complaint are as follows:

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