WILSON v. WILSON

No. 24305.

461 S.E.2d 816 (1995)

Joan WILSON, Petitioner, v. Stewart WILSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Raleigh Wilson, Deceased, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided August 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold R. Lowery, Richard E. Thompson, Jr., and Scott D. Robinson, all of Lowery, Thompson & King, Anderson, for petitioner.

Jack F. McIntosh of McIntosh & Sherard, Anderson, for respondent.


FINNEY, Justice:

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals opinion in this declaratory judgment action. We reverse.

Petitioner Joan Wilson commenced this action seeking a declaratory judgment that she was entitled as named beneficiary to receive the proceeds from her deceased husband's life insurance policies and to participate in the distribution of his estate. Petitioner's daughter, Tara Jones, shot and killed the insured. Tara was convicted of...

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