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HAYNES v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

166 N.J. Super. 308 (1979)

399 A.2d 1010

BRYAN HAYNES AND LOIS KELLY, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS AND CROSS-RESPONDENTS, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT, AND EVELYN JENKINS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided March 1, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Oliver Lofton argued the cause for appellants (Messrs. Lofton, Lester & Smith, attorneys; Mr. Ernest R. Booker on the brief).

Mr. Frank O'Neill argued the cause for respondent Evelyn Jenkins (Mr. Abraham Kinstlinger, attorney).

Before Judges ALLCORN, SEIDMAN and BOTTER.

The opinion of the court was delivered by SEIDMAN, J.A.D.

This appeal raises the issues of whether an insured, now deceased, made an effective change of beneficiary on certain life insurance policies owned by him, and, if he did, whether the trial judge correctly determined that the former named beneficiary, the insured's purported wife, was nevertheless "equitably" entitled to one-half of the proceeds.

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