Legal Opinion
Smith v. Todd
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided March 15, 1930No. 12857PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice StabeEr.
From the admitted facts, it appears that Floyd L. Shaw and Rosa Belle Shaw, husband and wife, resided in the County of Anderson, in this State. In December, 1928, Shaw shot and killed his wife and immediately thereafter committed suicide. At the time of her death, Mrs. Shaw had a policy of insurance covering her life, with her husband named therein as beneficiary. The insurance company paid the proceeds of the policy, the sum of $4,000, into the hands of the defendant, as administratrix of the personal estate of Floyd Shaw, and this…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Slocum v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Schmidt v. Northern Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Box v. LanierTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Shepherd v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Kravitz EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
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- Harper Ex Rel. Harper v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Bird v. PlunkettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
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