Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Peggy L. Pittman Schroder and D. L. Schroder
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1965No. 21776_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs, claiming on a certificate of insurance issued to Wayne Y. Pittman under a group life insurance policy taken out by Lykes Brothers, Incorporated, sued the defendant insurer in a Texas court to recover the face amount of the policy, attorneys’ fees, and the 12% late-payment penalty provided by Texas Insurance Code, art. 3.62, V.A.T.S. The defendant removed the case to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas on the ground of diverse citizenship. Pittman had been retired from service with Lykes on December 31, 1955, and died on February 2,…
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