Legal Opinion
Life Insurance Co. of North America v. Cassidy
California Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1984No. L.A. 31711PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
REYNOSO, J.
Appellant, Shirley Jones Cassidy, seeks a determination that she, rather than the executor of the estate of Jack Cassidy, is exclusively entitled to the proceeds of a policy insuring the life of her former husband. The issue is whether the written designation of Ms. Cassidy as beneficiary is effective in light of a subsequently entered property settlement agreement between appellant and the deceased.
We have concluded that the designation of appellant as beneficiary was superseded as of the date the parties entered into a marital settlement agreement which comprehensively…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Grimm v. GrimmCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- Travelers Insurance v. FancherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1933
- Estate of BaglioneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Sullivan v. Union Oil Co. of Cal.California Supreme Court · 1940
- Thorp v. RandazzoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by26 opinions
- 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2511, 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3292 Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Donald Joe Ensley, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant v. Laura L. Ensley, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee, and Kevin Burke Burke Group, Counter-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Emard v. Hughes Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Barnett v. BarnettTexas Supreme Court · 2002
- Roselli v. Rio Communities Service Station, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1990
- Vasconi v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
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