Legal Opinion
Wellhouse v. United Paper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1929No. 5367PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
On April 7, 1925, the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York issued a policy of insurance on the life of Alvin Wellhouse in the sum of $50,000, payable to United Paper Company, its successors or assigns. At that time the insured and his brother Louis Wellhouse were the principal stockholders of the United Paper Company; Louis being the president, and Alvin the vice president and the principal executive officer, of the company. The policy was obtained pursuant to an agreement between the brothers that it be taken out for the benefit of the paper company. Prior to the…
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