Metro Life Insur Co v. Johnson, Mildred

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________ No. 01-3143 METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. MILDRED JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant, v. LASHANDA SMITH, LEONARD SMITH AND CAROLYN HALL, Defendants-Appellees. ____________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 00 C 2138—Joan Lefkow, Judge. ____________ ARGUED APRIL 2, 2002—DECIDED JULY 17, 2002 ____________ Before POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges. MANION, Circuit Judge. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) filed an…