Legal Opinion
Harjo v. Fox
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 15, 1944No. 30989PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHurst, J.
This is a suit to recover one-half the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The principal questions presented are whether, under the terms of the policy, the consent of the Secretary of the Interior was necessary to give validity to an attempted change of beneficiaries, and, if so, whether such consent could be given after the death of the insured.
In 1924, Sandy Fox, a wealthy Creek Indian whose funds are under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, „ caused an insurance policy in the sum of $25,000 to issue upon the life of Legus Harjo, his sister’s husband. All premiums thereon until…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sunderland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Freund v. FreundIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
- Sheppard v. CrowleySupreme Court of Florida · 1911
- State Mutual Life Assurance Co. v. BessettSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1918
- Carson v. CarsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ivey v. WoodSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1963
- Carl W. Dalton, Jr. v. Cornel LeblancCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- American Nat. Ins. v. ReidDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1952
- Mounce v. MounceDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1996
- Shaw v. LoefflerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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