Fowler v. . Butterly’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 18 state decisions

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1. ““It will be seen that the policy was not alone for the benefit of the husband, but contained two separate and independent provisions. One of these was for his benefit, and conferred upon him absolute authority to receive the amount insured, if he remained alive until the time named and the policy was then in force, and the other for the benefit of the wife, if she survived him, or, otherwise, of the daughter. In case of the death of the assured, the wife or daughter became thereby vested with the sole right to collect and receive the money mentioned in the policy. The payment of the premium was made, and the policy was obtained, having these objects in view. The husband alone could collect the policy, if alive at the time of its expiration; otherwise it inured to the benefit of the wife, in case she survived her husband, or of the daughter, as provided. The fact that the covenant in the policy was with Butterly, as the assured, and the legal title and interest was in him, if he lived until the time named, does not establish an intention to keep control of the policy otherwise than as specified, or deprive the wife of the right which she had by virtue of the same.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lockwood v. Michigan Mutual Life Insurance