Legal Opinion
Lashley v. Lashley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 4, 1924No. 5 Div. 901PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, C. J.
“In accordance with the rule that an enforceable trust in personal property may be created orally, it has been uniformly held that an oral promise by a , beneficiary in a life insurance contract to pay the proceeds of such policy or a portion thereof to a third person is a valid and enforceable trust. Crews v. Crews, 113 Ky. 152, 67 S. W. 276; Catland v. Hoyt, 78 Me. 355, 5 A. 775; Clark v. Callahan, 105 Md. 600, 66 A. 618, 12 Ann. Cas. 162, 10 L. R. A. (N. S.) 616; Hirsh v. Auer, 146 N. Y. 16, 40 N. E. 397; Bloodgood v. Massachusetts Ben. Assoc., 19 Misc. Rep. 460, 44 N. Y. S. 563. See,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hirsh v. . AuerNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Coyne v. Supreme Conclave of the Improved Order of HeptasophsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
- Clark v. CallahanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
- McMahon v. McMahonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Reid v. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Merchants' Nat. Bank of Mobile v. HubbardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Legrande v. LegrandeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
- Robertson v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1968
- Merchants Nat. Bank of Mobile v. BertollaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- Jackson v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1932
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