Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Atkins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 2000No. 99-50821PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:
Third-Party Plaintiffs LaVena Atkins and Christina LaVena Atkins appeal the dismissal of their claim for negligence filed against Third-Party Defendant United States of America. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Harold Lynn Tyler, a federal employee, died on June 14, 1997. At the time of his death, Tyler was insured by a Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (“FEG-LI”) policy for $104,000.00. Tyler’s wife, Edith Tyler and his minor sister Christina LaVena Atkins made competing claims for the proceeds. Atkins was the…
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