Legal Opinion

Thomas v. National Benefit Ass'n

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided March 3, 1913PublishedCited by 6 opinions

On error to the Supreme Court, whose opinion is reported in 52 Vroom 349.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

This action was brought in the Second District Court of the city of Newark to recover the *282proceeds of a life insurance policy issued by the National' Benefit Association upon the life of one Dora Cooper, and payable to Tera Thomas, the plaintiff. The trial of the cause resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff, and on appeal to the Supreme Court that judgment was affirmed. The propriety of the affirmance is now challenged by the defendant.

The principal contention made by the plaintiff in error, both in the Supreme Court and here,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Warnock v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Chisholm v. National Capitol Life Ins.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1873

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  2. Volunteer State Life Insurance Co. v. Pioneer BankCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
  3. Burdette v. Columbus Mutual Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Mutual Aid Union v. StephensSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  5. Washington State Public Employees' Board v. CookWashington Supreme Court · 1977

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