Russell v. Grigsby
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee.
1Opinion of the Court
LURTON, Circuit Judge.
Under a bill of interpleader, the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, a corporation of the state of Pennsylvania, paid into the court below $10,000 due from it upon a policy of insurance upon the life of John C. Burchard, and the only question is as to whether the fund shall be paid to an assignee of the policy or to the administrators of the assured.
The facts necessary to be stated are these: Upon the personal application of the assured, John C. Burchard, an ordinary life policy was issued to him January 23, 1903. The assured lived in Tennessee. The contract was…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Warnock v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Carpenter v. Providence Washington InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
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