Legal Opinion
Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. v. Merchants' & Mechanics' Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 23, 1934No. 7227PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
On removal to tho federal court the case was repleaded so as to stand as a suit by Merchants’ & Mechanics’ Bank against Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company to recover the face value of a policy on the life of one Ilawkes which had been absolutely assigned to the bank with the company’s consent. The defense was that the policy had, pursuant to an option in it, been surrendered by the bank on December 26,1930, the day before Hawkes died, and that only the cash surrender value was due, which was tendered. Jury having been waived by written stipulation, the court on an…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Martin v. Hunter's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
- Burton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Crown Point Iron Co. v. Ætna InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Patrick v. BowmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
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3Cited by14 opinions
- The Mercantile National Bank At Dallas v. The Franklin Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Confederation Life Association v. Vega Y ArminanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
- Magers v. National Life & Accident Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- Decker v. New York Life Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1938
- Lanier v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
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