Legal Opinion
Stoker v. Compton
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 13, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKS McLEMORE, Special Judge.
This case involves the ownership of the proceeds of certain life insurance policies insuring the life of James R. Stoker, deceased. Plaintiff-appellant states the issue as follows: “If a testator clearly indicates in his will that he wishes the proceeds of certain life insurance policies to benefit an individual other than the named beneficiary, does a constructive trust arise requiring distribution according to the terms of the will”?
James R. Stoker was the owner of two life insurance policies, a National Service Life Insurance Policy, a Federal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Life & Casualty Insurance v. CornishCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1958
- National Life & Accident Ins. v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
- Barnes v. Prudential Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
- Mrs. Peggy Roberson Brewer Jaudon v. Prudential Insurance Company of America and Mrs. Alice L. Roberson ColbertCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
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- Aetna Life Insurance Company, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Bellsouth Corporation v. Pauline Carol Weatherford, and Rebecca WeatherfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991