GROVE v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 7901.

271 F.2d 918 (1959)

William C. GROVE, Sr., and Rozalia Miller, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Grove, Jr., deceased, Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 3, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard I. Legum and Louis B. Fine, Norfolk, Va. (Fine, Fine, Legum, Weinberg & Schwan, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellants.

Daniel H. Payne, Norfolk, Va. (Wolcott, Wolcott & Payne, Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and SOPER and HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.

The father and the natural daughter of the deceased, William C. Grove, Jr., are here contesting for the proceeds, amounting to $4,000, of a life insurance policy issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company pursuant to the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act, 5 U.S.C.A. §§ 2091-2103. The statute provides for payment to a named beneficiary, or to the widow if no beneficiary is named, or "if none of the above, to the child...

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