Hamilton v. Darley
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. J. J. Cooke, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
This case comes to' this court from the Appellate Court for the Third District by writ of certiorari. The question involved is the ownership or distribution of $2000 arising out of a life insurance contract. In August, 1907, William Darley applied for and received a policy of insurance upon his life in the Merchant’s Life Association of Burlington, Iowa, a mutual assessment company. The wife of Darley was named as beneficiary in the certificate but died before the death of the insured, and he thereafter caused his mother to be designated as beneficiary in the policy. The mother also died…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Johnson v. Van EppsIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Warnecke v. LembcaIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
- People ex rel. Schuchert v. PhelpsIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- Martin v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
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- Murphy v. PetersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- New York Life Ins. v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
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