Legal Opinion

In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Robus

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 11, 1942PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Decrees so far as appealed from affirmed, without costs of this appeal to any party. All concur, except Taylor and McCurn, JJ., who dissent and vote for reversal in the following memorandum: The right to change the beneficiaries was reserved to the insured in the two life insurance policies under consideration. He accordingly notified the company to *1054change the beneficiary to “ Jesse W. Lewis, if living; or if not living, then to the executors or administrators of the Insured, any prior designation of beneficiary and options of settlement being first hereby revoked.” In the absence of any…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Schoenholz v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
  2. Lahey v. . LaheyNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
  3. Greenfield v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  4. Witt v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1951

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