Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Wright
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: James Wxceham, Judge. Equitable action to determine ownership of the proceeds of a $10,000 policy of insurance on the life of Charles A. Wright.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: James Wxceham, Judge. Equitable action to determine ownership of the proceeds of a $10,000 policy of insurance on the life of Charles A. Wright. Lillian E. Hester, sister, and Emily 8. Keller, mother of the deceased, claimed the fund as assignees of the policy, while the personal representatives claimed the same upon the ground that, assuming the deceased attempted to assign the policy, it was not effective for failure to part with dominion over the same. Plaintiff paid the money into court, and was discharged from liability..…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
This appeal is governed by a few elementary principles, — principles so firmly established and so frequently applied that they need but to be stated. Therefore, we shall not discuss the numerous authorities cited to our attention, except in a. general way, or refer to any considerable extent to precedents, other than to cite them.'
In every transfer of title from one person to another there must be an actual or constructive delivery of the thing or paper title thereto from one to the other, with intention to pass title, and an actual or constructive acceptance, completing mutuality so as to…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Martin v. . FunkNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Young v. . YoungNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Taft v. TaftMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Gould v. DaySupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Weber v. ChristenIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ward v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Herman v. Connecticut Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- New York Life Ins. v. DunlevyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
- Petty v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1944
- Clay County Bank v. WilsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1930
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