Legal Opinion
Thorpe v. Banner Life Insurance
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 14, 2009No. Civil Action 08-00170 (HHK)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HENRY H. KENNEDY, JR., District Judge.
Sarah L. Thorpe (“Thorpe”), a life insurance policy beneficiary, brings this action against Banner Life Insurance Company (“Banner”) alleging that Banner breached its contract with Peter Boyle (“Boyle”), the holder of life insurance policy number 17B758759 (the “Policy”) by refusing to pay benefits under the Policy to Thorpe. Thorpe also alleges a tort cause of action based on Banner’s refusal to pay. Thorpe seeks a declaratory judgment that the life insurance policy issued to Boyle is valid,
and also seeks to recover…
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