Legal Opinion
Carter v. Thornton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1938No. 10840PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company paid into court the sum of $2,500, the amount of a policy of life insurance issued by it upon the life of Van R. Carter, deceased, and interpleaded John T. Thornton, appellee, and Wilma I. Carter, appellant, as conflicting claimants to the fund. Both defendants answered claiming title. The case was tried to the court and a decree was entered awarding the fund to Thornton, and Carter appeals.
In January, 1935, the firm of Thornton & Carter was organized, the partners being the appellee John T. Thornton and Van R. Carter, the insured.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Schoenholz v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Reid v. DurborawCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
- Johnson v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1914
- Rawls v. Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- Royal Union Mut. Life Ins. v. LloydCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1918
3Cited by9 opinions
- Thornton v. CarterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Doering v. BuechlerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Atlantic Refining Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
- Nance v. HilliardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Bimestefer v. BimesteferCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
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