Legal Opinion
Stillman v. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Ass'n College Retirement Equities Fund
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 11, 2003No. 02-4020PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider competing claims to the proceeds of two annuity contracts issued by Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). The annuitant, Dale Bryner, died in 1999. Dale’s ex-wife, Marilyn Stillman, asserted that she was entitled to the annuity benefits because she was the beneficiary designated in the contracts. Marilyn’s claim conflicted with the claim of Erin Jun Bryner, Dale’s daughter from his subsequent marriage to Yaeko Bryner. Erin based her claim on a 1998 amendment to Utah’s Uniform…
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