Legal Opinion
William C. Grove, Sr., and Rozalia Miller, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Grove, Jr., Deceased v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 3, 1959No. 7901PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The father and the natural daughter of the deceased, William C. Grove, Jr., are here contesting for the proceeds, amounting to $4,000, of a life insurance policy issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company pursuant to the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act, 5 U.S.C.A. §§ 2091-2103. The statute provides for payment to a named beneficiary, or to the widow if no beneficiary is named, or “if none of the above, to the child or children of such employee,” and last, in the absence of these, to the parents of the decedent.
The decedent, a resident of Norfolk,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Offield v. DavisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- McClaugherty v. McClaughertySupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Eldred v. EldredSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- Goodman v. GoodmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Vanderpool v. RyanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1923
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- DaimlerChrysler Corp. Healthcare Benefits Plan v. DurdenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
- Robert C. Sears and Lavonne Stern v. Karen AustinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Ernest Ray Brinson and Laura Brinson Morris, and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Clara Brinson, Also Known as Clara Landers, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Bessie Thompson v. Edward Thompson, a Minor, by Helen Mae ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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