RAHN v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 59503.

259 N.W.2d 838 (1977)

Mary Ann RAHN, Individually, and as Administrator of the Estate of Richard Joseph Denning, Deceased, Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation, and James Denning, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Napier, Napier & Wright, Fort Madison, for appellant.

Fehseke & Fehseke, Fort Madison, for appellee James Denning.

Heard before MOORE, C. J. and MASON, LeGRAND, REYNOLDSON and HARRIS, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

This is a dispute between the divorced parents of Richard Joseph Denning over the division of proceeds payable under an insurance policy on his life issued by Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mary Ann Rahn, his mother, claims she is entitled to all the proceeds. The court awarded her one-half and decreed that James Denning, his father, was entitled to the other half. Mary Ann Rahn appeals, and we affirm.

Richard Joseph Denning, hereafter...

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