Legal Opinion

Spengler v. Spengler

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided June 23, 1903PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Stevens, Y. C.

Contrary to my first impressions, based upon an erroneous idea that under the benefit certificate issued August 13th, 1894, there had been acquired a vested right such as was held to exist in Locomotive Association v. Winterstein, 13 Dick. Ch. Rep. 189, and such as may arise under an ordinary life insurance policy *177(Brown v. Murray, 9 Dick. Ch. Rep. 594), I have come to the conclusion that that certificate has been annulled and that the certificate issued November 15th, 1901, payable jointly to complainant and the three children of Adolph Spengler, is the one now in force. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. National Benefit SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  2. Golden Star Fraternity v. MartinSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1896

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Holden v. Modern Brotherhood of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
  2. Wentworth v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.Utah Supreme Court · 1925
  3. Hughes v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
  4. Middlesex County Welfare Board v. MotolinskyNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1944
  5. Shaw v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936

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