Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. New York Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1934No. 9706PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
On March 19, 1932, Bemie M. Goldsmith, a passenger in an airplane, died as the result of a crash of the plane in which he was riding. He had two life policies in the New York Life Insurance Company, one for $25,-000 and the other for $5,000, which provided double indemnity for accidental death, both being payable to the company as trustee for the benefit of the appellant, the insured’s wife, in accordance with the terms of trust agreements entered into by the insured' and the company in December, 1925. The company admitted liability for the face of the policies, but…
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