STANDARD INSURANCE CO. v. SCHWALBE

No. 54143-4.

110 Wn.2d 520 (1988)

755 P.2d 802

STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. JOANNE SCHWALBE, Petitioner, GLENDA RAE DENT, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dellwo, Rudolf & Schroeder, P.S., by Robert C. Scanlon, for petitioner.

Gary R. Penar, for respondent.


DORE, J.

At issue is the efficacy of a beneficiary change on a group term life insurance policy in violation of a preliminary injunction issued in a dissolution action. We hold that a trial court may void a change in beneficiary made in violation of a preliminary injunction and the subsequent death of the violator is no bar to the exercise of such power.

FACTS

The facts are not in dispute. William Schwalbe filed a petition for dissolution of his...

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