Legal Opinion
United States v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 1942No. 297PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its complaint upon the following state of facts. The defendant, Nistle, became indebted to the plaintiff for deficiencies in income taxes assessed against him for the years 1926 and 1932. Part of these he paid but there remained due more than $5,000, none of which the plaintiff has been able to collect. Nistle had taken out two life insurance policies in the defendant company, one of which— for $1,000—was payable to "the legal representatives of the insured,” and gave the insured the option of taking the cash…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Long Island Drug Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Cannon v. NicholasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Kyle v. McGuirkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1936
- United States v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1942
- United States v. Massachusetts Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by29 opinions
- United States v. BessSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Citizens and Southern National Bank, United States of America v. Citizens and Southern National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Manufacturers Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- United States v. Morris & Essex R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- United States v. Louis H. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
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