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MAYBERRY v. KATHAN

No. 12745.

232 F.2d 54 (1956)

Dejon R. MAYBERRY, individually and as administratrix of the Estate of Ray Richards, deceased, Appellant, v. Ruth B. R. KATHAN, and The Hearst Corporation, d/b/a Hearst Newspapers, Washington Bureau, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wilton H. Wallace, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Henry F. Lerch and Richard Stetson, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Jackson Brodsky, Washington, D. C., for appellee Ruth B. R. Kathan.

Mr. William C. Koplovitz, Washington, D. C., for appellee The Hearst Corp. Mr. William J. Dempsey, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee The Hearst Corp.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, daughter and administratrix of the estate of Ray Richards, sued to recover $3200 paid to appellee Kathan, Richards' former wife, as the designated beneficiary of death benefits payable under a collective bargaining agreement with the Hearst Corporation, his employer. The designation, made during the period when appellee Kathan and Richards were married, was not changed after their divorce, though he had the right to do so. Appellant...

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