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McCullough v. Smith, 293 U.S. 228 (1934)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
McCullough v. Smith, 293 U.S. 228 (1934)
McCullough v. Smith No. 72 Argued November 9, 1934 Decided December 3, 1934 293 U.S. 228
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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1. Unpaid installments which accrued under a war risk insurance policy to the father and mother of the insured as successive beneficiaries after his death belonged, when they had both died, to the respective estates of the parents. P. 231.
2. Upon the death of the insured followed by the deaths of the beneficiaries, the commuted value of the war risk insurance, deduction installments that accrued to the beneficiaries while living, is payable to the estate of the insured. P. 231.
206 N.C. 102, 173 S.E. 49, reversed.
Certiorari to review a judgment rendered on the petition of the administrator of a deceased soldier to be directed how war risk insurance funds, awarded to the soldier’s estate, should be distributed as between the estates of his parents.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McCullough v. Smith, 293 U.S. 228 (1934) in 293 U.S. 228 Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XX48FJUYSWBB3Q3.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McCullough v. Smith, 293 U.S. 228 (1934), in 293 U.S. 228, Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XX48FJUYSWBB3Q3.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McCullough v. Smith, 293 U.S. 228 (1934). cited in 1934, 293 U.S. 228. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=XX48FJUYSWBB3Q3.
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