Legal Opinion
Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 18, 1947No. 9273PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
This action was originally brought by the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court of New Jersey to recover amounts alleged to be due them as beneficiaries on four policies of life insurance issued on September 14, 1938 by the defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, on the life of Richard Ettelson. The policies were delivered in New Jersey and took effect as contracts there. They are, therefore, governed by the law of that state. The policies comprised one for $5,000 naming the insured’s son Adrian as beneficiary, one for $10,000 naming the insured’s daughter Harriet as…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Enelow v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Dowling Bros. Distilling Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. Allied Stevedoring Corp., John Ward, John Potter and Michael BowersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- East v. GilchristCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1982
- Odessa Woods v. The National Life and Accident Insurance Company, a Tennessee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
- Ledley v. William Penn Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Liebling v. Garden State Indem.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2001
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