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Personal Property - Gifts - Delivery To Third Party, Thomas A. Dieterich S.Ed. Dec 1958

Personal Property - Gifts - Delivery To Third Party, Thomas A. Dieterich S.Ed.

Michigan Law Review

A husband changed the beneficiary of his life insurance policy from his wife to his mother during a temporary separation and failed to restore his wife as beneficiary after reconciliation. Subsequent to his death the mother, in the presence· of the wife, signed a memorandum "waiving" her policy rights "to" the wife and handed the writing to the insurer's district manager. Before payment of the proceeds the mother discovered that the wife was the beneficiary of another policy and attempted to revoke the memorandum. In insurer's interpleader action, a gift to the wife was recognized. On appeal, held, affirmed. …


Insurance - Gift Of Life Insurance Policy, Robert A. Solomon Apr 1940

Insurance - Gift Of Life Insurance Policy, Robert A. Solomon

Michigan Law Review

The employer insured his employees under a group insurance plan. Each employee was given a certificate evidencing his personal insurance. The master policy contained a provision that no assignment should be binding until the original or duplicate of the certificate was filed at the insurer's home office. It was established by the evidence that there had been a manual delivery of one of the certificates by an employee. The insurance company paid the amount 0£ that particular certificate into court. Held, in an action by the plaintiff, the alleged donee, against the estate of the insured, the named beneficiary, …