Legal Opinion
Degree of Honor Protective Ass'n v. Charles T. Bisch & Son, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 22, 1961No. Civ. A. No. 61-118PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWEENEY, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff some time ago issued a policy of insurance in the amount of $1,000 to one Elizabeth Nees, who died on February 6, 1960. The defendant Grayee E. Mencke, a niece of the insured, is the named beneficiary. The other defendant, an Illinois corporation engaged in the undertaking business, claims that the insured delivered the policy to it advising that the defendant Mencke would use the proceeds thereof to pay for funeral and burial expenses of the insured, and that it did bury her at a cost of $709.53. Presented with these conflicting claims, the plaintiff…
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