McBRYDE v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 3891.

221 A.2d 718 (1966)

Clara M. McBRYDE, Appellant, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Lucretia McBride, Intervener, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 25, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mabel D. Haden, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Henry H. Paige, Washington, D. C., with whom Arthur P. Drury, John M. Lynham and John E. Powell, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Alan V. Roberson, Washington, D. C., with whom Dovey J. Roundtree, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Lucretia McBride.

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


MYERS, Associate Judge.

This claim involves separate claims of two women, both asserting to be the sole surviving widow of a deceased policyholder and entitled to death benefits under a government life insurance policy underwritten by appellee Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Appellant Clara McBryde's claim after the death of George W. McBride (McBryde) on June 6, 1965, was rejected by Metropolitan because one Lucretia McBride had also filed claim to the proceeds...

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