DIEP v. RIVAS

No. 1093, Sept. Term, 1998.

727 A.2d 448 (1999)

126 Md. App. 133

An DIEP et al. v. Hector RIVAS et al.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

April 12, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick James Attridge (King & Attridge, on the brief), Rockville, for Appellants.

Mark S. Carlin (Marc L. Caden and Sherman, Meehan, Curtin & Ain, P.C., on the brief), Washington, DC, for Appellee, Rivas.

Charles E. Wilson, Jr. (Amy Leete Leone and McCarthy, Wilson & Ethridge, on the brief), Rockville, for Appellee, CNA Ins. Co.

Argued before MURPHY, C.J., and ADKINS and JAMES S. GETTY (Ret'd, Specially Assigned), JJ.


JAMES S. GETTY, Judge (Ret'd, Specially Assigned).

Who, if anyone, is entitled to the proceeds of a group life insurance policy stemming from the death of Maria Rivas? The question is easily understood; the answer is more complicated, due to the bizarre circumstances giving rise to the competing claims.

Background

Xuang Ky Tran was employed by IIT Research Institute at the time of his death on April 2, 1996. As a full-time employee, Tran obtained...

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