Vivadean P. Wallace v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company

MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Vivadean P. Wallace, is the widow of her husband, Billy Gene Wallace (Wallace). She is the undisputed beneficiary of a $50,000 accidental death insurance policy issued to her husband when he was for a brief period of time an employee of the Gulf Oil Corporation (Gulf). A certificate evidencing this insurance had been issued to Wallace under a “Voluntary Group Accident Policy” under which the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company (Connecticut General), the defendant-appellant, insured employees of Gulf.

This action was commenced in the United States District…