Legal Opinion
Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. Kelling
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided November 2, 2001No. 3-01 0173PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WISEMAN, Senior District Judge.
Before the Court is plaintiff Unum Life Insurance Company’s (“Unum”) motion for attorneys’ fees in the amount of $4,967.58. Defendant Teresa Ver Velde, individually and on behalf of minor Makayla Ver Velde (“the Ver Veldes”), requests that the motion be denied.
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Christopher Lee Sonneman died on July 1, 2000. His life was insured by Unum in the amount of $15,000.00. Mr. Sonneman did not designate a beneficiary to his policy. However, the policy provided that when no beneficiary was designated, the proceeds of the policy would be paid to the first surviving…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. BondurantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
- The Ferber Company v. Theodore J. OndrickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
- Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada v. ThomasDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1990
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