Legal Opinion

Carolyn S. Volis v. Puritan Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1977No. 75-1960PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Carolyn S. Yolis (Carolyn) appeals the denial of her motion for new trial following trial to the court and judgment in favor of Puritan Life Insurance Company (Puritan). This action was initially filed by Carolyn in a Colorado state district court and thereafter removed by Puritan to federal district court on the basis of diversity. The crux of the action is Carolyn’s claim to proceeds by *897reason of a life insurance policy issued on the life of her deceased husband, Peter T. Volis (Volis).

Carolyn withdrew a request for a jury trial. Upon trial, the court thus became the…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. United States v. Donald F. Bettenhausen and Bernice A. BettenhausenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
  3. Louise C. Pound v. Insurance Company of North America, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Richard B. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Wyoming National Bank Of CasperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Eaves v. PennCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  2. Rasmussen Drilling, Inc., a Colorado Corporation Licensed to Do Business in Wyoming v. Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corporation and Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  3. Moe v. Avions Marcel Dassault-Breguet AviationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  4. Francille Butler v. Mfa Life Insurance Company and Mfa Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  5. National Bank of Pittsburg v. Butler (In Re Butler)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1984

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