Cora Jean Terry, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Third Party v. David M. Lagrois, Christopher J. Gamble, and Daniel R. Gamble, Third Party

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute over the proceeds of a group life insurance policy. Earline Lynn Gamble, a United States Postal Service employee, was insured under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act (FEGLIA). She presumably intended to designate her sister, Cora Terry, as the sole beneficiary of the policy, but Gamble signed the designation-of-beneficiary form with only her first name, failed to date the form, and neglected to check a box acknowledging that she had signed in the presence of the two witnesses. When Gamble died, Terry and Gamble’s…