Legal Opinion
State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America v. Hampton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 6, 1985No. 61981PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMMS, Chief Justice:
Interlocutory certiorari was granted by this Court to review a certified order from the District Court of Tulsa County. Following a pre-trial hearing, the trial court made the following findings and conclusions, which were certified to this Court:
“1. The defendant Sawart Hampton’s acquittal [on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter] does not automatically entitle her to the proceeds of the [decedent’s life] insurance policy under 84 O.S.1981, § 231. This section does not require a conviction before the defendant Sawart Hampton is precluded from…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Quick v. United Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
- Smith v. ToddSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of the United States v. WeightmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1985
- Taylor v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- Harkrider v. PoseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Lee v. KnightSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
- JOHNSON v. CSAA GENERAL INSURANCE CO.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2020
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