Legal Opinion
Allen v. Abrahamson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 20, 1974No. 1066-2PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, C.J.
The parties in this suit both claim ■ as beneficiaries the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The defendant, Victoria Abrahamson, appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, Harold and Dorothy Allen. The case was tried to the court, sitting without a jury.
The question which will be dispositive of this appeal is whether the insured, Stephen Allen (now deceased), effectively changed the beneficiary designation on his life insurance policy to his parents, the plaintiffs, by delivering the certificates of insurance to them, even though he failed to take any further steps to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Schoenholz v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
- Collins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Pimentel v. Conselho Supremo de Uniao Portugueza do Estado da CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Sun Life Assurance Co. v. SutterWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of O'NeillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Lemke v. SchwarzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Hernandez v. Catholic Charities, DioceseCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
- Rice v. Life Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
- In re the Estate of FreebergCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
- American Western Life Insurance Co. v. HookerUtah Supreme Court · 1980
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