Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of List
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 30, 1980Published
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN, J. S. C.
This is a summary proceeding to determine the liability of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America to pay the proceeds on a life insurance policy when the beneficiary of the policy has killed the insured. The company contends that it should be relieved from all liability.
In March 1970 List insured the lives of each of his three children in the amount of $5,000. This insurance was included in a “Supplementary Agreement for Children’s Insurance” made part of a substantial policy on the life of List. The basic policy has now lapsed due to nonpayment of premium, but it was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Southern Paper Co. v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Anderson v. Life Insurance Co. of VirginiaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1910
- Jackson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
- Merrity v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
- Boatwright v. Hartford Insurance GroupAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.