Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance v. Ensley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1999No. 97-55560PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Donald Ensley appeals judgment in in-terpleader and summary judgment in favor of Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, Kevin Burke, The Burke Group and Laura Ensley. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291, 1391. We affirm in part, vacate in part and remand for further proceedings.
I
In 1987, Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Minnesota Mutual”), through its agent Kevin Burke, issued a policy insuring the life of appellant’s brother, James W. Ensley, now deceased. When the policy issued, James and his wife, Laura Ensley, resided in California. The…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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