James Burgess and John R. Burgess v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance Company

167 F.3d 1137

James BURGESS and John R. Burgess, Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

J.C. PENNEY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 98-2617.

United States Court of Appeals,

Seventh Circuit.

Argued Nov. 13, 1998.

Decided Feb. 5, 1999.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March

8, 1999.*

Steven Howard Gibbs (argued), Hertel & Gibbs, Eau Claire, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Dennis M. Sullivan (argued), Eau Claire, WI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

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On September 25, 1995, Melvin Burgess died as a result of injuries he…