Legal Opinion
Doethlaff v. Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1941No. 8421, 8422PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKS, Circuit Judge.
This case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts.
On January 11, 1924, appellant, the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, issued a policy upon the life of Arthur George Doethlaff in the sum of $4,000. A partner of Doethlaff was the original beneficiary; but on January 10, 1927, the policy was changed to make it payable to Bertha E. Doethlaff, wife of the insured, or to Arthur G. Doethlaff, Jr., son of the insured, if he should survive both his father and mother; otherwise to the administrator of the insured.
The insured was adjudged a bankrupt on September 3, 1937. He…
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