Legal Opinion
Empire General Life Assurance Corp. v. Zarate-Swain
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided April 20, 2006No. 04 CV 2061PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM RULING
MINALDI, District Judge.
Before the court is a motion for summary judgment [doc. 31] filed by plaintiff, Empire General Life Assurance Corporation (“Empire”). At issue in this suit is the entitlement to insurance proceeds of a policy on the life of Earl Swain, Sr. (“Swain Sr.”) who died in a boating accident, along with his son Earl Swain, Jr. (“Swain Jr.”) and his grandson Drake Hoffpauir.
Background 1
On March 20, 2002, Empire issued life insurance policy number 00240962 (“the policy”) to Swain Sr. in the amount of $300,000. Named as beneficiaries under the policy were Swain…
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