Willie A. Davis v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Charles S. Swanegan, Daisy Swanegan, and Lloyd W. Swanegan, as Administrator
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
JERTBERG, Circuit Judge.
Appellant appeals from a summary-judgment rendered by the district court denying appellant’s claim to the proceeds, of two insurance policies on the life of his wife.
Diversity of citizenship exists between the parties and the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest, exceeds the required statutory amount. The district court had jurisdiction under Title 28 U, S.C.A. § 1332. This Court’s jurisdiction to review the judgment rests on Title 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1291, 1294.
At the time of her death the wife of the appellant was the insured under two policies of insurance issued…
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