Legal Opinion
Holmes v. the Met. Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 15, 1926PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrownover, J.
The original bill was filed in this cause by Amanda Holmes against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Joseph Gooch, a minor, and Melinda Dillard, his guardian, to recover on $1,000 insurance policy on the life of Frank Holmes.
The bill alleged that a policy for $1,000 was issued on the life of Frank Holmes and was made payable to his step-son, Joseph Gooch; that the policy contained a clause reserving the right of the assured to change the beneficiary at any time he desired; that sometime after the issuance of said policy, the assured desired to change the beneficiary and to substitute…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Supreme Conclave v. CappellaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan · 1890
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. McTyierTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
- Modern Woodmen of America v. HeadleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Duluth National Bank v. Knoxville Fire InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1886
- Caldwell v. Virginia Fire & Marine InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by6 opinions
- National Life & Accident Ins. v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Holmes v. Interstate Life & Accident Ins.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946
- Mutual Savings Life Insurance v. CowanDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1960
- Republic National Life Insurance Company v. Peter C. SackmannCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
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