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ESTATE OF CHIESI v. FIRST CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

No. 64S03-9304-CV-472.

613 N.E.2d 14 (1993)

In the matter of the ESTATE OF David K. CHIESI, Appellant, v. FIRST CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 27, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Rupcich, Roger A. Weitgenant, Valparaiso, for appellant.

Rebecca H. Fischer, Lewis C. Laderer, Jr., South Bend, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

When one spouse kills another, where do the life insurance proceeds go? The trial court and the Court of Appeals correctly held that they go to the estate of the deceased.

David Chiesi owned two life insurance policies on which his wife Linda Chiesi was the sole beneficiary. David Chiesi died on February 11, 1990, at the hands of his wife, who was later convicted for the murder. Chiesi left three heirs at law: his wife Linda, his daughter...

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