Legal Opinion
03mary E. Yates, Sometimes Known as Betty S. Yates v. Louise Edwards Yates
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 1959No. 17752_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
The controversies which gave rise to these consolidated appeals were over the proceeds of two life insurance policies on the life of Captain Marion T. Yates. In both actions below, the New York Life Insurance Company and the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company were granted Decrees of Interpleader after depositing the proceeds of the respective polices in the registry of the Court. Both Betty Yates, the first wife of Marion, and Louise Yates, his second wife, who were the only claimants to the proceeds of the policies, filed motions for summary judgment. Betty…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Shoudy v. ShoudyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Sedell v. SedellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
- Thomson v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- McDougald v. CoueySupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Salinas v. SalinasNew York Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by4 opinions
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