Legal Opinion
Mercier v. Mercier
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided August 16, 1989No. Civ. A4-89-079PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CONMY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, Adela U. Mereier on behalf of her son, Aaron L. Mereier, is suing defendants, Susan Mereier and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to recover insurance proceeds paid to Susan Mereier when the decedent, James Mereier died.
FACTS
James Mereier was divorced from Adela Mereier on August 29, 1983. Article XIII of the divorce decree provided that James was to maintain insurance on his life in the sum of $40,000, with his minor child, Aaron designated as the beneficiary. At the time the divorce decree was entered, James had a Federal Employees Group…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wissner v. WissnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ridgway v. RidgwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Nellie Mae Stribling v. United States of America, the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Georgia Mae StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Sharon O'Neal v. Constance GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. McShanDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Paula Raye Brewer v. Carol Elizabeth Zawrotny, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carrol Clint Ballard, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Matthews v. MatthewsDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1996
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1997
- Eonda v. Affinito, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1991
- Lewkowicz v. LewkowiczDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1991
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