Legal Opinion
In re the Submission of Controversy under Sections 546 & 547 of the Civil Practice Act between Chatham Phenix National Bank & Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 24, 1931PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSherman, J.
The parties have submitted to this court in the first instance their controversy upon an agreed statement of facts.
Lynnwood Farnam was insured under two policies of life insurance issued by the Travelers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. He had designated as beneficiary the Chatham Phenix National Bank and Trust Company, as trustee. One policy con*599tained the following: “Provided the contract is not assigned, the insured may at any time and from time to time during its continuance change the beneficiary, to take effect only when such change shall have been approved in writing by the company,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fink v. . FinkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Lahey v. . LaheyNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Rothstone v. NortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1930
- Rothstone v. NortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Strianese v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
3Cited by19 opinions
- Greenfield v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. CooperDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Lincoln Life & Annuity Co. v. CaswellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Boehne v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Wickes v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
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