Legal Opinion
Brenda Stephens, as Representative of the Estate of Mary Louise Downer, Deceased v. The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 28, 1984No. 83-7562PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT J. HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity suit governed by Alabama law, Brenda Stephens, administratrix of the estate of Mary Louise Downer, appeals from the grant of summary judgment by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama to the defendant-appellee, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), in an action seeking damages for alleged breach of a medical insurance policy issued by Guardian to Ms. Downer.
On November 15, 1976, Mary Louise Downer, a 45-year-old mill worker, visited Dr. Thomas Pineda in Fort Payne, Alabama, complaining of body…
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- National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. DuttonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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- New York Life Ins. v. HortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. ZivitzSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State Farm General Insurance v. OliverDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1987
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