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· 5/16/1921

Frederick v. Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Philadelphia

Citations

  • 256 U.S. 395
  • 41 S. Ct. 503
  • 65 L. Ed. 1009
  • 1921 U.S. LEXIS 1614

Syllabus

<p>An insurance company which paid to the beneficiary the amount of a life insurance pblicy, in.strict conformity with its terms, after the death of the insured and without notice of his pending bankruptcy or claim made,by the bankruptcy trustee, is not liable to pay the trustee the surrender value under § 70a of the Bankruptcy Act. P. 397.</p> <p>75 Pa. Sup. Ct. Rep. 77, affirmed.</p>

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