United States Eighth Circuit

In an action by the administrator of the estate of a murder victim, seeking the policy proceeds of a policy in the victim's name obtained by the perpetrator, judgment for plaintiff is affirmed in part where, because the victim had an interest in the policy, payment to her estate was authorized due to the perpetrator's disqualification. However, the judgment is reversed in part where, absent its presence in the case, plaintiff was still required to establish the perpetrator's disqualification in order to recover other insurance policy proceeds.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/30/2010
• Published 08/30/2010

Judges

• Lavenski B. Smith

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

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