Hunnell v. Hunnell’s Empirical Analysis
1974
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
November 1992
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Sinclair v. . Purdy · Schoenholz v. . New York Life Ins. Co. · Levy v. New York Life Insurance Company · Mount v. . Mount
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although it is possible to effect a change of beneficiaries without strict compliance with policy provisions, some affirmative act on the part of the insured to accomplish the change is required; mere intent to make a change is not sufficient.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.