Andrews v. Partridge
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of § 70a of the Bankruptcy Act and the ownership of policies of insurance on the life óf a bankrupt, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
Harvey K. Partridge, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Benajah D. Andrews, by petition filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, sought to acquire the title to the proceeds of certain insurance policies upon the life of Benajah D. Andrews, bankrupt, deceased, a claim to such proceeds having, been made by the executrix of Andrews’ estate. An order having been entered in the District Court in favor of the executrix, except as to the cash surrender value of the policies, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, upon a petition to revise, reversed the decree of .…
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