Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Humphrey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 11, 1935No. 7608PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
The trustee of the bankrupt estate of Susan B. Humphrey and a creditor of that estate appeal from an order of the District Court awarding the net proceeds of a life insurance policy to the bankrupt. Their contention is that the title to the policy passed to the trustee for the benefit of creditors.
In 1933 Mrs. Humphrey filed her voluntary petition in bankruptcy. In due course she was discharged and the bankrupt estate closed. In 1930 her husband, William R. Humphrey, assigned to her a policy of insurance for $25,000 on his life, in which she was named as beneficiary; but…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Everett v. JudsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Burlingham v. CrouseSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. ScalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Ruckel v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1925
- Wolter v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company v. WemyssDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1970
- In Re WaltersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1981
- Klebanoff v. Mutual Life Insurance Company of New YorkDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1965
- United States v. Annamalai AnnamalaiCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2019
- In Re Fount-Wip Distributors of South Jersey, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
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