Hiscock v. Mertens, 205 U.S. 202 (1907)

Name: Hiscock v. Mertens, 205 U.S. 202 (1907) - Syllabus
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Hiscock v. Mertens

No. 209

Argued February 27, 1907
Decided March 25, 1907
205 U.S. 202

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT

Syllabus

The provisions in § 70a of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 that a bankrupt having policies of life insurance payable to himself and which have a cash surrender value may pay the trustee such value and thereafter hold the policies free from the claims of creditors are not confined to policies in which the cash surrender value is expressly stated, but permit the redemption by the bankrupt of policies having a cash surrender value by the concession or practice of the company issuing the same.

The facts are stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hiscock v. Mertens, 205 U.S. 202 (1907) in 205 U.S. 202 205 U.S. 205. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U8AEANXF4ALHQ2P.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hiscock v. Mertens, 205 U.S. 202 (1907), in 205 U.S. 202, page 205 U.S. 205. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U8AEANXF4ALHQ2P.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hiscock v. Mertens, 205 U.S. 202 (1907). cited in 1907, 205 U.S. 202, pp.205 U.S. 205. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=U8AEANXF4ALHQ2P.

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