Legal Opinion

Capers v. White

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided May 3, 1954No. Record 4201PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.

Appellant, John Capers, instituted this proceeding in the Circuit Court of Mathews County, Virginia, against Jessie Mae White, administratrix of the estate of Marion R. Capers, seeking to recover the proceeds of a policy of life insurance issued by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company on the life of his father, the late Marion R. Capers. The administratrix denied that she was indebted to the plaintiff in any sum whatever, and averred that Alice Capers was entitled to the proceeds of the policy under the last will and testament of Marion R. Capers, her son.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Milam v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
  2. McCarthy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  3. Nolan v. Prudential InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
  4. Howell v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. of BostonNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
  5. In re the Estate of O'NeillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Estate of BriggsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Hammond v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
  3. Leo Bernstein v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Roy Austin Stephens v. Roy Austin Stephens, Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  4. Bernstein v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
  5. F. & M. Bank v. Trustees of the Front Royal United Methodist ChurchWarren County Circuit Court · 1994

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