Dina Sulz, as Administratrix v. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association, Appellant

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the judgment for the administratrix, holding that New York courts lack jurisdiction to entertain a second suit on the same life‑insurance policy after a Washington administrator had first commenced action. The court also affirmed that the policy’s beneficiary is the estate’s legal representatives, not the widow personally, and that the proceeds are exempt from the decedent’s debts.