Legal Opinion
The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. The Gray Manufacturing Company, and Jennie Johnson Ditmars
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 29, 1964No. 188, Docket 28448PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge.
By the terms of an employment contract concluded in 1957, appellant Gray Manufacturing Company agreed to maintain certain insurance policies previously secured on the life of Walter Ditmars, an executive of the Company. Stated briefly, the agreement provided that Ditmars’ wife, the present appellee, was to become the beneficiary of these policies for a period extending through December 31, 1962, the date on which Ditmars’ employment was to terminate; as of January 1, 1963, Gray was to have exclusive rights to the proceeds. Late in the afternoon of December 31, 1962,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Patterson v. Natural Premium Mutual Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Farmers' Loan & Trust Co v. McCartySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. RiceIndiana Supreme Court · 1944
- Steel v. Driver Salesmen's Union Local No. 463Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Cooke v. Lynn, Sand & StoneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. The Gray Manufacturing Company, and Jennie Johnson DitmarsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Angelo Moret, A/K/A Harry, and Augustine MoretCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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