Legal Opinion
Kay v. United of Omaha Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 7, 2014No. 12-2092, 12-2140UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KETHLEDGE, Circuit Judge.
Sherman Kay died before he paid his last life insurance premium. His insurer, United of Omaha, denied death benefits to his wife, Claire Kay, and the company he owned, Claymore Construction. Claire and Claymore sued United for breach of contract and won at trial. United now challenges numerous decisions of the district court. We vacate and remand for a new trial.
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In 2001, Sherman Kay bought a $2 million life-insurance policy from United. At the time of his death, the plaintiffs — Claire Kay and Claymore Construction (collec tively, “Kay”) — were the policy’s joint…
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