Lake v. New York Life Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; Thomas Fletcher Bell, Judge. Action by Mayme Lake against the New York Life Insurance Company and Jacob C. Simon. From the judgment, Siinon appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPro Yo Sty, J.
The defendant insurance company has deposited in court the proceeds of four insurance policies on the life of Elias Lake, to be litigated over by the plaintiff, Mrs. Mayme Lake, surviving widow of Elias Lake and administratrix of his succession, and Jacob C. Simon, the real defendant in the case, who was the assignee of the policies.
Plaintiff contends that the policies were assigned to Simon merely in pledge, and that the- debt secured by the pledge was not as large as is pretended by Simon; and, in alternative, plaintiff contends that, if the assignment was an absolute transfer, it was null…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rylander v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Alba v. Provident Savings Life Assur. SocietySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- Metropolitan Life-insurance v. ElisonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
- In re BonvillainDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1916
- Kelmell v. Atlas Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
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