Legal Opinion
Monarch Life Insurance Company v. Martha S. Elam
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 9, 1990No. 89-7106PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Martha S. Elam sued Sonya Steele for personal injuries in federal district court here in the District of Columbia. On October 26, 1988, the parties arrived at a settlement under which Steele’s insurer, Government Employees Insurance Company, agreed to pay Elam $19,000. This case concerns the validity and priority of competing claims to the proceeds of the settlement. The main contenders are Monarch Life Insurance Company, asserting an August 1988 judgment against Elam, and Elam’s attorney,…
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