Davis v. Davis
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM WHITE. Appeal from the Chancery Court of White County. —A. H. RobbRts, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
This is a snit hy Rachael Davis, the widow of 0. E. Davis, to recover $2,000, the proceeds of a benefit certificate in the Modern Woodman of America, issued to her husband, which proceeds were paid to Lottie Davis, the mother of the insured, who was named as beneficiary in the face of the policy.
The theory of the bill is: (a) That the insured, a single man at the time the certificate was issued to him in July, 1907, intermarried with the com*522plainant in May, 1911, and at once set about to Rave the beneficiary changed so as to substitute the name of complainant, Ms wife, for that of Ms mother;…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fink v. . FinkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Modern Woodmen of America v. HeadleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Johnson v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1914
- Ancient Order of Gleaners v. BuryMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Schardt v. SchardtTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
3Cited by10 opinions
- Page v. Detroit Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1929
- National Life & Accident Ins. v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Holmes v. Interstate Life & Accident Ins.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946
- Holmes v. the Met. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926
- Mutual Savings Life Insurance v. CowanDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1960
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