Two widows are entitled to the money from their husbands’ life insurance policies, even though the men died committing crimes, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Friday.

According to a report from the CBC, the Supreme Court ruled that the widows are innocent third parties and are entitled to the money promised in the policies.

Roger Arbic died in January 1994 when a bomb exploded as he placed it under a vehicle at Montreal’s Dorval airport. His widow stands to receive up to $50,000 from his life insurance policy.

Maria Oldfield’s husband died in Bolivia in 1997 when 30 condoms filled with cocaine exploded in his stomach. His policy was worth $250,000.

Transamerica, the company that issued the policies had initially refused to honour them. It had argued that people, even widows, shouldn’t profit from the crimes of their husbands.