Legal Opinion
Norma Cooke v. Jackson National Life Insuran
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 2018No. 17-2080PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge In this suit under the diversity jurisdiction, the district court entered summary judgment for Norma Cooke. The judge ordered two kinds of relief: first, that Jackson National Life Insurance Co. pay Cooke the death benefit on her husband Charles's policy; second, that Jackson reimburse Cooke's legal expenses. The first kind of relief rested on a conclusion that Charles died before the end of a grace period allowed for late payments of premiums. The second rested on a conclusion that Jackson should have expedited the litigation by attaching documents to its answer to…
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