Legal Opinion
Liberty Life Assurance Co. v. Barbara Kennedy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 4, 2004No. 02-14044PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge:
Following the death of its insured, Clint Kennedy, Liberty Life Assurance Company filed this interpleader action asking the district court to determine the conflicting claims for life insurance benefits made by Barbara N. Kennedy and Mary Beth Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy obtained this life insurance through his employer, Georgia-Pacific Corporation. The policy is an employee welfare benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA.
Barbara Kennedy was Clint Kennedy’s second wife. They were married from 1983 to July of 1991, and she…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Egelhoff v. Egelhoff Ex Rel. BreinerSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Shellie P. McKnight v. Southern Life and Health Insurance Company, a Corporation, and Southern Life and Health Insurance Company Revised Retirement Plan, Shellie P. McKnight v. Southern Life and Health Insurance Company, a Corporation and Southern Life and Health Insurance Company Revised Retirement PlanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Clarence E. Lockhart v. United Mine Workers of America 1974 Pension Trust Paul R. Dean Michael H. Holland Marty D. Hudson Elliott A. Segal, TrusteesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
- Branch v. G. Bernd Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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