Legal Opinion
Life Insurance Co. of North America v. Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2008No. 07-55308, 07-55331PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam Opinion; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI.
2Per curiam
This case involves an interpleader action over the life insurance proceeds for an officer killed in the line of duty. Although Luis Gerardo Ortiz’s ex-wife, Gloria Ortiz, was designated as beneficiary, Graciela Ortiz argues that divorce extinguished Gloria Ortiz’s expectancy interest. The district court awarded the life insurance proceeds to the estate for intestate division among Graciela Ortiz and the decedent’s two sons. We reverse and remand.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On August 2, 1998, Luis Gerardo Ortiz (“Jerry”) designated his wife,…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Cook v. CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Thorp v. RandazzoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Pimentel v. Conselho Supremo de Uniao Portugueza do Estado da CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Life Insurance Co. of North America v. CassidyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Meherin v. MeherinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
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4Cited by5 opinions
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