CARPENTER v. GREENE


396 A.2d 150 (1978)

C. James CARPENTER, Appellant, v. Ellen W. GREENE et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided November 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian P. Murphy, Middletown, for appellant C. James Carpenter.

Clifford B. Hearn, Jr., Wilmington, for appellee Ellen W. Greene.

Before DUFFY and McNEILLY, JJ., and CHRISTIE, Judge.


DUFFY, Justice:

At issue in this appeal is the proper distribution of the proceeds from a contract of insurance on the life of Andrew A. Greene. The Court of Chancery ordered the insurer, Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, to pay the proceeds to Mr. Greene's children, thus denying the separate claims made by his former wife and by his business partner. The latter then docketed this appeal.

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