Legal Opinion
French v. Lanham
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 29, 1932No. 5284PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Martha Jane French died in the District of Columbia on the 29th day of April, 1928, leaving a last will and testament in which plaintiff in error, a brother, was named as executor and residuary legatee. At the time of her death there were in force six policies of insurance on her life; three of these policies were payable to her estate and are not here involved. '
The other three policies, aggregating $355.04, were payable to defendant in error, a sister of the insured. Upon the execution of a release and receipt signed by both the plaintiff in error and the beneficiary…
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- Smith v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Wokal v. BelskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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