Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Williams
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 15, 1956No. Civ. A. 4818PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff Prudential Insurance Company has deposited with the Clerk of Court the proceeds of two life insurance policies issued on the life of one Emmett McFerrin, Jr., and has named as defendants two claimants to the fund, one Mary Williams, mother-in-law of the assured, and one Emma G. McFerrin, mother of the assured. 1 Mrs. McFerrin is named as a defendant individually and as guardian of Donald Joseph McFerrin, minor son of the assured.
The original beneficiary on the policy was the assured’s mother. Subsequently both policies were endorsed to show his wife,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mary Williams v. Emma G. McFerrin Guardian of Assured's Minor Son, Donald Joseph McFerrinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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- Davis v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Employers Mutual Liability Insurance v. Houston Fire & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1961
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