WASHINGTON v. HICKS

No. 81-2367.

109 Wis.2d 10 (1982)

325 N.W.2d 68

Sam Ella WASHINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martha HICKS, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Defendant, Mae WASHINGTON, Personal Representative of the Estate of LeRoy Washington, Deceased, Third-Party Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided September 3, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Wilson, Broadnax & Owens by John R. Broadnax, of Milwaukee.

For the defendant and third-party plaintiff-respondent, Martha Hicks, the cause was submitted on the brief of Schnellbaecher and Van Wagenen by Gerritt J. Van Wagenen, of Milwaukee.

Before Decker, C. J., Moser, P. J. and Wedemeyer, J.


WEDEMEYER, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding Sam Ella Washington (Washington) $10,800, plus accrued interest, and awarding Martha Hicks (Hicks) $26,200, plus accrued interest, from proceeds of a group life insurance policy insuring the life of LeRoy Washington (LeRoy). We affirm.

Washington and LeRoy were married on August 27, 1938. They were divorced on June 22, 1961. The divorce judgment required LeRoy to keep his life insurance in effect and...

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