Simonds v. Simonds

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1978-07-11

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OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Breitel. Plaintiff Mary Simonds, decedent’s first wife, seeks to impress a constructive trust on proceeds of insurance policies on decedent’s life. The proceeds had been paid to the named beneficiaries, defendants Reva Simonds, decedent’s second wife, and their daughter Gayle. Plaintiff, however, asserts as superior an equitable interest arising out of a provision in her separa…

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