Legal Opinion
Elben v. Jordan
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1930PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
The bill was filed by the administrator of the estate of Thomas R. Jordan to determine the rights of the several claimants of money derived from war risk insurance. In a certificate of insurance for $10,000 issued August 1, 1918, to Thomas R. Jordan, he designated his mother, Martha Bearden Jordan as one of the beneficiaries to the extent of $5,000, and his wife beneficiary for the other $5,000.
Thomas R. Jordan died October 11, 1918. His widow, Ethel Harm Jordan, and an infant daughter, Lula Jordan, were the heirs and distributees of his estate.
In March, 1919, the War Risk Bureau, in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- White v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Cronbach v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- American Surety Co. v. GraceTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
- Wade v. MaddingTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Baker v. DewTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Singleton v. CheekSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Adams v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1938
- Lewis v. LewisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Newborn v. De WittTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
- Deakins v. Webb No. 1Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1935
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