Legal Opinion
Chilwell v. Chilwell
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 29, 1940No. Civ. 2713PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
This is an action to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The plaintiffs are the daughters of Archibald Chilwell and Mary Chilwell, who were married in 1917. In 1919 Mr. Chilwell took out the policy in question which named his wife, Mary, as beneficiary. In 1927, Mr. and Mrs. Chilwell separated and he went to Arizona to live. Subsequently, he brought an action for divorce in that state under a statute which permitted the granting of a divorce where the parties had not lived together as husband and wife for a period of more than five years. His wife, Mary Chilwell, went to Arizona,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shoudy v. ShoudyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
- Mutual Life Insurance of New York v. FranckCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- McLaughlin v. McLaughlinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. HenesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Himmelmann v. SullivanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1870
3Cited by26 opinions
- Murphy v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Sandra Joanne Murphy, Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellant-Cross v. The Travelers Insurance Company, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Barbara A. Murphy, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Minors Lee S. Murphy, Etc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Lubin v. LubinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- Chase v. LeiterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- McKissick v. McKissickNevada Supreme Court · 1977
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