Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Taylor

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 21, 1954No. 14938_1PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in an action on a policy of National Service Life Insurance for $10,000 issued by the United States to Darwin P. Taylor, husband of the plaintiff, Opal Lee Taylor. She was the designated principal beneficiary therein until April 23, 1944, when the insured changed the beneficiary by designating his father, Crawford B. Taylor, as principal beneficiary and his brother, Am-brose N. Taylor, as contingent beneficiary.

The insured, Darwin P. Taylor, died July 28, 1949, while on inactive status as a member of the United States…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Dexter v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Buder v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  3. Galion Iron Works & Mfg. Co. v. J. D. Adams Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  4. Doering v. BuechlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
  5. Johnston v. ReilyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Solomon Dehydrating Company, Incorporated v. Clarence R. Guyton, Central Greyhound Lines, Incorporated, and the Greyhound CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
  2. J. E. Stevens v. Hollie VowellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  3. Theodore A. Harris, Father and Next Friend of Patrick Harris, a Minor v. Richard D. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  4. Westwood Chemical, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
  5. Een v. Consolidated FreightwaysCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955

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