Legal Opinion
Monumental Life Insurance v. Hayes-Jenkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 2005No. 03-40930PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Sondra Hayes-Jenkins (“Sondra”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees Monumental Life Insurance Company (“MLIC”) and NovaStar Mortgage (“No-vaStar”). In MLIC’s declaratory judgment action, the court held that Sondra was not entitled to benefits under MLIC’s policy of mortgage life insurance and dismissed with prejudice her Texas state law claims for breach of contract and negligence and for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Texas Insurance Code. The district court also granted summary judgment…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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