Addo v. Globe Life & Accident Insurance

230 F.3d 759 (5th Cir. 2000)

ALICE ADDO, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

GLOBE LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 99-60277

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

October 16, 2000

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Before JONES, DUHE, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

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The determinative question before us is whether an insurance company timely removed a case from state court over a $5,000 life insurance policy when it received a letter, after the case was filed, indicating that plaintiff would…