Minnesota Statutes
Minn. Stat. § 525.87 (2026)
[Repealed]
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Cited in 10
cases, 1952–2008 · leading case: Matter of Est. of Congdon, 309 N.W.2d 261 (Minn. 1981).
Matter of Est. of Congdon, 309 N.W.2d 261 (Minn. 1981). “The then-applicable statute, Minn. Stat. § 525.87 (1974), [16] provided, in part, that "[n]o person who feloniously * * * takes the life of another shall inherit * * * or take by devise * * *.”
Travelers Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 163 N.W.2d 289 (Minn. 2008). “This argument derives from language of § 525.87, which states that no person who “feloniously” takes the life of another shall profit from his wrongful act.”
Vesey v. Vesey, 53 N.W.2d 809 (Minn. 1952). “It is alleged, therefore, that Mary Ellen Vesey is guilty of having feloniously caused the death of decedent and that she is not entitled to inherit from him because § 525.87 denies the right of inheritance to anyone feloniously taking the life of such person.”
Vesey v. Vesey, 54 N.W.2d 385 (Minn. 1952). “The interest vested by the right to make withdrawals is also sufficient to take the bank accounts in the instant case out of the terms of § 525.87, since the surviving joint owner of the accounts takes not from the estate of the deceased joint owner but by virtue of the contract…”
Anderson v. Grasberg, 78 N.W.2d 450 (Minn. 1956). “[10] The Minnesota statute, § 525.87, does not require a prior conviction.”
Allstate Ins. v. Dziuk (In Re Dziuk), 218 B.R. 485 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1998). “Minn.Stat. § 525.87. Since Thompson had been convicted of first degree murder, the insurance company argued that he was estopped from claiming in his civil action that he had not caused her murder.”
Illinois Farmers Ins. Co. v. Reed, 647 N.W.2d 553 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002). “The insurers brought a declaration judgment action and moved for summary judgment, contending that Thompson’s conviction conclusively established the facts that disqualified him from being a beneficiary under Minn.Stat. § 525.87 (1967) (stating that “[n]o beneficiary of any…”
Leslie v. Minneapolis Soc'y of Fine Arts, 259 N.W.2d 898 (Minn. 1977). “1974, § 525.87 provided in part: “No person who feloniously takes or causes or procures another so to take the life of another shall inherit from such person * * This statute has since been repealed by L.”
Thompson v. Zurich Ins., 309 F. Supp. 1178 (D. Minnesota 1970). “Apparently these companies anticipated further suits, for on or about April 29, 1966 some two and a half months after the filing of the present suit, the six companies including this defendant the Zurich Insurance *1180 Company commenced a joint action as co-plaintiffs in the…”
Travelers Ins. v. Thompson, 184 N.W.2d 430 (Minn. 1971). “471 and no unconstitutional application of § 525.87, which prevents a beneficiary who “takes or causes or procures to be taken the life” of an insured from obtaining the proceeds of any policy of insurance “payable upon the death” of the insured.”
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