Legal Opinion
Hammers v. Prudential Life Ins. Co. of America
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1948PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEE OTTETAM:
Petition to rehear has been filed on onr action in denying the writ of certiorari in the above canse. Objection is made and the petition is based on the following quotation from the opinion of the Court of Appeals:1
“An analysis of these cases is not necessary. They show that Tennessee is aligned with the jurisdictions which follow the prevailing rule that an absolute assignment of a life policy by the insured to one who has no insurable interest in the life of the insured, when made in good faith and with no intention that the assignment shall be used as a subterfuge to cover a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Grigsby v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Clement v. Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Handwerker v. DiermeyerTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Williams v. CarsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1876
- Rison v. WilkersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1856
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Butterworth v. Mississippi Valley Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1951
- Brown v. VaughnTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- Volunteer State Life Insurance Co. v. Pioneer BankCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959