Legal Opinion
Bonnie J. Briece v. William E. Briece and Gladys G. Briece
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1983No. 82-1104PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Ronald Briece’s death led to this inter-pleader in which his widow and parents make conflicting claims for life insurance proceeds. Shortly before his death, Ronald had removed Bonnie, his wife, as beneficiary on the policy and substituted his parents, William and Gladys Briece. Bonnie had earlier filed for divorce. Four days before Ronald’s death, Bonnie obtained a temporary restraining order directing that Ronald reinstate her as beneficiary. Ronald never knew of the order and did not comply with it. The district court1 awarded the insurance proceeds to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bushnell v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Thomson v. ThomsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- In Re Estate of ChandlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Jeanne B. Woods Glover v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Roberta R. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Margery Fisher Candler and William Wallace Candler v. Louise C. Donaldson and the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
- 99 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 2511, 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 3292 Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Donald Joe Ensley, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant v. Laura L. Ensley, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee, and Kevin Burke Burke Group, Counter-Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Aither v. Estate of AitherSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Standard Insurance Co. v. SchwalbeWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- Edinburg v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- Valley Forge Life Insurance v. DelaneyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2002
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