MURPHY v. MURPHY

19467

259 S.C. 147 (1972)

190 S.E.2d 735

Ellen H. MURPHY, Respondent, v. Grace H. MURPHY, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

August 7, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mrs. Betty M. Sloan, of Columbia, for Appellants.

Norman E. Fogle, Esq., of Orangeburg, for Respondent.


August 7, 1972.

LEWIS, Justice:

The question to be decided is whether the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, which the insured assigned as collateral for a debt also secured by a mortgage of real estate, is entitled to be subrogated to the rights of the mortgagee who collected the indebtedness from the insurance proceeds.

The only dispute as to the material facts in the case involves testimony of respondent...

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