Legal Opinion
Mudd v. Yarbrough
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided April 6, 2011No. Civil Action 10-184-DLB-CJSPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
DAVID L. BUNNING, District Judge.
This case arises from a dispute over the proceeds of a $400,000 Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) plan held by decedent Robert Lawrence Mudd. The underlying legal question is straightforward: Was Mudd’s January 2009 modification to his life insurance beneficiary form valid? First, however, the Court must confront a myriad of procedural questions to determine whether it has jurisdiction and whether venue is proper in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
This matter is before the Court on Defendant Shelly Ann Yarbrough’s Motion…
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