NAPPER v. SCHMEH

No. 87SC390.

773 P.2d 531 (1989)

Gloria NAPPER, Petitioner, v. Betty Jo SCHMEH, formerly known as Betty Jo Napper, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

April 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shade, Doyle, Klein, Otis & Frey Roger A. Klein Greeley, for petitioner.

Dinner, Hellerich and Lazar, Thomas E. Hellerich, Charles J. Connell, Greeley, for respondent.


ERICKSON, Justice.

The petitioner, Gloria Napper, as surviving spouse of the insured, petitioned for certiorari to review the court of appeals decision in National Western Life Insurance Co. v. Schmeh, 749 P.2d 974 (Colo.App.1987), which reversed the trial court and held that life insurance benefits were payable to insured's ex-spouse and not to his estate. Under the circumstances in this case, the life insurance proceeds are...

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