PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. SMITH

No. 84-4497 Summary Calendar.

762 F.2d 476 (1985)

The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. Anne Marie SMITH, Defendant-Appellant, v. Irene M. SMITH, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard W.N. Chill, Sr., Luke Dove, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Robert P. Thompson, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, RANDALL, and TATE, Circuit Judges.


TATE, Circuit Judge:

This interpleader action involves the competing claims of two former wives of a deceased serviceman, Sergeant Terry Joe Smith, to be the beneficiary, as his "widow," of a Servicemen's Group Life Insurance ("SGLI") policy issued to the deceased serviceman.1 See 38 U.S.C. §§ 765 et seq.2 The competing claimants are: Anne Marie Smith ("Anne Marie"), the first wife of...

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