Legal Opinion

Mary Williams v. Emma G. McFerrin Guardian of Assured's Minor Son, Donald Joseph McFerrin

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 3, 1957No. 16128_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the court without a jury in an inter-pleader suit brought by the appellee insurance company against the appellant, the named beneficiary of two insurance policies, and against the other appellee individually and as guardian of the minor son of the assured; judgment was entered against the appellant on the ground that she had failed to file her claim within the period provided for in the policy or within a reasonable time after she learned of assured’s death.

The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America in 1944 and 1945, in Indiana,…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  3. Insurance Co. of North America v. BrimIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  4. Pickel v. Phenix InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Railway Passenger Assurance Co. v. BurwellIndiana Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Whirlpool Corp. v. RitterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  2. In Re Asbestos LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Wally Gray and Maryland Casualty Company, a Corporation, and Northern Commercial Company, a Corporation v. Travelers Indemnity Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
  4. Travelers Insurance v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1959
  5. Highlands Insurance v. Employers' Surplus Lines InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980

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