Su-Chang Haung Tang, and v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Jaw-Mann Jong, Also Known as Chung Hao-Man and Chung Chao-Man, Cross-Complainant and v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut Corporation, Cross-Defendants

523 F.2d 811 Su-Chang HAUNG TANG, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. Jaw-Mann JONG, also known as Chung Hao-Man and Chung Chao-Man, Cross-Complainant and Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut Corporation, et al., Cross-Defendants. No. 74-2611. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Sept. 29, 1975. Rehearing Denied Oct. 23, 1975. Domingo R. Quintero, San Diego, Cal., for defendant. Brundage, Williams & Zellmann, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. OPINION Before CARTER, HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge: 1 In this diversity action the district court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee Tang in her action to collect the proceeds of a life insurance policy on the life of appellant Jong's wife. Jong is the primary beneficiary of the policy. Tang, the decedent's mother, is the alternate beneficiary. Jong killed his wife in San Diego, California, in 1972. He fled to Taiwan, surrendered to Chinese authorities, and was tried and convicted for homicide by a Taiwanese court. He is now incarcerated in Taiwan. 2 Under California Probate Code section 258, "No person who has unlawfully…