Legal Opinion
Hickman v. Hanover
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1929No. 2819PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERNEST P. COCHRAN, District Judge.
The bankrupt had certain policies whereby his life was insured for the benefit of his wife. The policies reserved to the insured the right to change the beneficiary, and this power had not been exercised when bankruptcy proceedings were instituted. The policies had a cash surrender value of $836.-25 when bankruptcy intervened, and the bankrupt had not availed himself of the privilege to surrender the policies and collect the cash surrender value. The bankrupt claimed that the policies were exempt under the laws of Maryland to the extent of $500, and that the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Holden v. StrattonSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Cohen v. SamuelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- In Re MessingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Cohn v. MaloneSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Murphy v. CaseySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- In Re the Marriage of GedgaudasColorado Court of Appeals · 1999
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