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WEAR v. MIZELL

No. 77,443.

263 Kan. 175 (1997)

946 P.2d 1363

WILLIAM B. WEAR, Appellant, v. JAMES C. MIZELL and ARILLA A. MIZELL, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed October 31, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Bird, of Glassman, Bird & Braun, L.L.P., of Hays, argued the cause and was on the brief for appellant.

Thomas C. Boone, of Law Office of Thomas C. Boone, of Hays, argued the cause, and Joseph W. Jeter, of Jeter Law Firm, of Hays, was with him on the brief for appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

SIX, J.:

The proceeds of two life insurance policies are at issue here. A wife changed the beneficiary from her husband to her parents after filing for divorce. The wife died of injuries received in a vehicle accident while the divorce action was pending. No restraining order had been filed in the divorce action. After a bench trial on the validity of the beneficiary change, the district court ruled for the parents...

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