Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Alma Mae Long Gourley
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 22, 1959No. 17431PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
William Y. Long was murdered. He was found stabbed to death in his car at 5:00 a.m. June 8, 1957, in his home town of Birmingham, Alabama.
And yet, while this fact does take on some significance later, the sole questions before us arise out of the Alabama law of insurance. The possible criminal aspects have not been entrusted to us— especially as there is neither hint nor clue that the beneficiary was in any way involved.
Long had insured his life for $22,000 with the Prudential Insurance Company. He was divorced, living with his sister, Alma Mae Long Gourley, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Brotherhood of Railway & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees v. RigginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1927
- New York Life Ins. v. HortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. ZivitzSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Old Republic Insurance Company v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1969
- Federal Kemper Life Assurance Company v. The First National Bank of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Brenda Stephens, as Representative of the Estate of Mary Louise Downer, Deceased v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Gus A. Bennett v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Gus A. Bennett v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Shenandoah Life Insurance v. HawesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1966
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