Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Enright
District Court, S.D. California
Decided July 7, 1964No. Civ. 62-843PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THURMOND CLARKE, District Judge.
By this action in the nature of inter-pleader, plaintiff insurance company asks this court to determine whether a portion of the proceeds of a policy of life insurance should be paid to the widow of the insured or to the estate of the former wife of the insured. Defendants are the executrix and sole legatee under the will of the first wife, and the second wife individually and as executrix of the husband’s will.
The salient facts are not in dispute. They are set forth chronologically, as follows:
July 28, 1937 — Plaintiff issued a group insurance policy to The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance of New York v. FranckCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Consolidated Underwriters of South Carolina Insurance v. BradshawDistrict Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1955
- Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Inc. v. NormanDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1941
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Rhoda J. Chase, and Charles W. Chase, Elinor R. Chase Jones, Georgia E. Chase Snell and Lawson W. ChaseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. WilkinsDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Anna Knoll and Rose Keller v. Socony Mobil Oil Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Travelers Indemnity Company v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1966
- General American Life Insurance Co. v. RogersMissouri Court of Appeals · 1976
- Preston Corporation v. RaeseDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1964
- Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance v. GreerDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
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