Legal Opinion
La Bove v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 5, 1959No. 12784PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is who is entitled to the proceeds of a federal employees’ group life insurance policy. The contesting claimants are the insured’s mother and his daughter who, prior to his death, had been adopted by his divorced wife’s new husband on January 26, 1950. The adoption took place with the father’s consent. The district court decided in favor of the mother, D.C.D.N.J.1958, 164 F.Supp. 808 and the daughter appeals.
The insured’s name was Harry LaBove. He was a federal employee and came under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act, 5 U.S.C.A.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- In Re the Probate of the Alleged Will of HolibaughSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- State v. LeeMississippi Supreme Court · 1944
- La Bove v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1958
3Cited by2 opinions
- Baldwin v. University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
- Goldie La Bove v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959