Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Lawder
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided February 13, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Interpleader to determine right to amount due on a policy of insurance.. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtStiness, C. J.
On a bill of interpleader the complainant has paid into court the sum which it said is due on a policy of insurance on the life of Katie A. Lawder. The fund is claimed by the executor of Mary A. Lawder, the applicant for the policy, and also by James Reynolds, the husband and administrator of the estate of Kate A. Lawder, upon whose life the policy was issued.
The policy was made payable to the beneficiary, as provided in the application, but the application names no beneficiary.
Mary A. Lawder was the step-mother of Katie A. Lawder, a child about eight years of' age when the policy was issued.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Johnson v. Van EppsIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
- Order of Mutual Companions v. GriestCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Merrity v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
- Victor v. LewisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- Modern Woodmen v. BrennanDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1953