WALLACE v. LINCOLN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

No. 3710.

212 A.2d 767 (1965)

Dorothy WALLACE, Appellant, v. LINCOLN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., a corporation, and Safeway Stores, a corporation, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 25, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Sloan, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John A. Beck, Washington, D. C., for appellee Lincoln Nat. Ins. Co.

R. K. Kennon Jones, Washington, D. C., with whom W. Frank Stickle, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Safeway Stores.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

Arthur Wallace, now deceased, was an employee of Safeway Stores. As such he was a participant in Safeway's employee retirement plan and was insured under a group life insurance policy. He designated "Leddie Wallace, Wife," as the beneficiary under the retirement plan, and designated Beverly Wallace, his minor daughter, as beneficiary under the insurance policy. After Arthur Wallace's death, appellant brought this action, claiming to be entitled...

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