Legal Opinion

Kaschefsky v. Kaschefsky

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 3, 1940No. 8199, 8200PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The suit which gave rise to the appeal and cross-appeal was against the beneficiary named in a war risk insurance contract and the United States, praying reformation of the policy to conform to the express intention of the war veteran for change of beneficiaries. The court, though concluding that the plaintiffs had established their right to reformation, assumed that complete relief could be granted by adjudicating the defendant a trustee, and directing him to account for funds received or to be received on the insurance contract. It therefore dismissed the bill as to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Claffy v. ForbesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1922
  2. Steele v. SuwalskiCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1935
  3. The OregonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1918

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
  2. Collins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
  3. Voelkel v. TohulkaIndiana Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Shapiro v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  5. Butler v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949

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