LEGG v. ST. JOHN

No. 54.

296 U.S. 489 (1936)

LEGG v. ST. JOHN, TRUSTEE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 6, 1936.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Wm. Marshall Bullitt and Henry Roberts for petitioner.

Mr. Robert Burrow and Mr. Clayton Scyphers, pro hac vice, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE BRANDEIS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for decision is whether the bankrupt or his trustee is the person entitled to future monthly disability benefits payable under a contract entered into before the adjudication.

On March 8, 1934, Legg, a resident of Tennessee, was, on his petition, adjudged a bankrupt. He then held a policy in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company by which it agreed, in consideration of an annual premium...

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