Legal Opinion
Myers v. Eckerson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 4, 1927No. Appeal, 297PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
Felix Eckerson took out two policies of endowment insurance in 1886 and 1888, payable to him on dates designated, should he live so long, or to his estate, upon his death. Each contained a provision for assignment with consent of the insurer. In 1899 he made formal written request to the company that the proceeds be turned over, in case of his decease, “to my sister Betty Eckerson if she survive me,” and it gave assent to the alterations proposed in the following form: “It is hereby agreed that the amount insured in this policy shall be payable to Betty Eckerson,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Scott v. DicksonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Smith v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Lovinger v. GarvanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1920
- Trough's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
- Madeira's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1886
3Cited by5 opinions
- Kelly v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Sims v. Missouri State Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1930
- Levy v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Mitchell v. Ellmaker Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Siata International U.S.A. Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973