Coffin v. Shour
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtUntermyer, J.
The plaintiff' seeks in this action to impress a trust, to the extent of $4,750 and interest, upon the proceeds of life insurance on the life of Louis N. Shour, now deceased, which were payable to Byrdie Shour, his wife, as the beneficiary.
On April 13, 1932, Shour died as the result of suicide. For some time previous thereto he was hopelessly insolvent and at the time of his death had liabilities in excess of $400,000 and assets of less than $1,000.
In December, 1931, and January, 1932, the plaintiff had intrusted to Shour checks aggregating $4,750 with which to discharge a mortgage upon…
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