Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Union Central Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 23, 1935No. 42988PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonegan, J.
A general statement of facts may be helpful to an understanding of the questions presented by this appeal. Robert Barr, Jr., was the son of Robert Barr, Sr., and was the principal stockholder and the executive officer of Barr Motor Company, a corporation, with its principal place of business at Cherokee, Iowa. In December, 1925, Union Central Life Insurance Company issued a policy of insurance on the life of Robert Barr, Jr., in which Barr Motor Company was named as beneficiary, but in which the right to change the beneficiary at any time by written notice to the company was reserved by the…
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- Jacobson v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Griffin's Admr. v. Equitable Assurance SocietyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
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