Legal Opinion
Strachan v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 27, 1947PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of contract by the adminis-tratrix de bonis non of the estate of Ansley R. Strachan to recover the amount of a policy issued to the intestate and payable “to Lillian Strachan, beneficiary, wife of the insured,” and to his personal representatives if no beneficiary was living at the time of his death. The judge found for the defendant, but this finding was vacated by the Appellate Division, which ordered a new trial upon the question of damages. The second trial resulted in a finding for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed from the final decision of the Appellate Division…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Liberatore v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Campbell v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Memishian v. PhippsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Slocum v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Mutual Life Insurance v. AllenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- E. A. Strout Realty Agency, Inc. v. GarganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Aetna Life Insurance Company v. MessierDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
- Bacon v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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