Reed v. Provident Savings Life Assurance Society
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 2, 1906, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff and defendants, respondents, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term.
Read the full summary
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 2, 1906, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff and defendants, respondents, entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant, the Provident Savings Life Assurance Society of New York, the amount due upon a policy of life insurance, issued upon the life of Benjamin P. Peed in favor of the plaintiff, nominated therein as creditor. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff was a nephew of the…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The facts in dispute have been finally settled by the unanimous affirmance of the judgment. The situation, as. presented, is one where the interests of the parties are evident and but few questions of law of any importance have, survived the disposition made below of this case. In 1887, a contract was made by the plaintiff with Benjamin F. Reed and his children, pursuant to which policies of insurance, to the aggregate amount of $25,000, were to be taken out upon Reed’s life ; of which his children were to be the principal beneficiaries and they were to be named, as such, in the policies.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wright v. Mutual Benefit Life Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Rawls v. . American Mutual Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Shaw v. . Republic Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Meyer v. . Knickerbocker Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Roberts v. . New York Elevated R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by26 opinions
- New England Mutual Life Insurance v. CarusoNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Thompson v. . Postal Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Kahn v. Continental Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Citizens Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Proprietors InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- First National Bank v. Security Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1920
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.