Oakley v. National Western Life Insurance Company

MOTLEY, District Judge.

This is an action to recover on a group insurance policy which the defendant insurer admits “was written with * * * [it] by the Employer of the Insured, for the benefit of its employees.” Both sides moved for summary judgment. Fed.R. Civ.P. 56. Plaintiff’s motion is granted and defendant’s motion is denied.

Plaintiff was the wife of H. Wayne Oakley, deceased. At all times relevant to this action, both Mr. and Mrs. Oakley were New York domiciliaries. Oakley was a director of National Bellas Hess, Inc., (“Hess”) a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business…