Legal Opinion
Conseco Life Insurance v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 3, 2010No. 09-2869PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Conseco Life Insurance Company (“Conseco”) issued a life insurance policy (“policy”) to Niki Williams 1 (“Niki”), who died following a battle with cancer. Niki’s sister, Ellen Buckley, the named beneficiary, and Niki’s sons, Eric and Harold Williams (collectively, “appellants”), the prior beneficiaries, both claimed the proceeds of the policy. Conseco interpled the $100,000 insurance proceeds pending the district court’s 2 resolution of the dispute. Buckley claimed that she, using a power of attorney, ultimately named herself beneficiary of the policy at Niki’s behest.…
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