PHILLIPS v. PELTON

No. 83-1171.

10 Ohio St. 3d 52 (1984)

PHILLIPS, ADMRX., APPELLEE, v. PELTON, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 4, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Ingram & Ingram and Mr. John G. Ingram, for appellee.

Messrs. Williams & Batchelder, Mr. William G. Batchelder, Jr., and Mr. John T. H. Batchelder, for appellant.


J. P. CELEBREZZE, J.

The question presented in this case is whether the terms of the separation agreement executed between appellant and her former spouse and incorporated into their dissolution decree preclude appellant's participation in the proceeds of the former spouse's life insurance notwithstanding the fact that appellant is the named beneficiary under the policy.

In Cannon v. Hamilton (1963), 174 Ohio St. 268

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