York v. Sumner’s Empirical Analysis
1940
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
July 1994
most recently cited
2 federal appellate ·
Most-quoted passages
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“the change of beneficiary has been accomplished where [the insured] has done all that he could do to comply with the provisions of the policy, as where he sent a proper written notice or request to the home office of the [insurance] company but was unable to send the policy by reason of circumstances beyond his control, as where it has been lost, or was in the possession of another person who refused to surrender it or was otherwise inaccessible. * * * * * * [Wjhile [the insured] was physically unable to leave the hospital and go to the South Carolina National Bank in the city of Columbia to get the policy from her safety deposit box there, she was ... “surrounded by all reasonable and necessary conveniences and attendants, and with presence of mind by which she could have caused the policy to be forwarded to the company.” In view of these facts, it can hardly be said that the insured, by reason of circumstances beyond her control, was unable to obtain the policy from her lock box and send it to the company.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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