Legal Opinion
Engelman v. Connecticut General Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 25, 1997No. 15508PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BERDON, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether a change of beneficiary in a life insurance policy can be accomplished by substantial compliance with the policy requirements, as opposed to strict compliance, where the policy requires that the change of beneficiary be requested “on a form satisfactory to the *289company.” The plaintiff, Robert Engelman, is the executor of the estate of the decedent, Ella B. Ryder, who, prior to her death, owned a life insurance policy (policy) issued by the defendant, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. The trial court, Booth, J., held…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Philadelphia v. Selma EhrlichCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Wynn v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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