Susan DeCoursey v. American General Life Ins.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a dispute over a life insurance policy. When Susan De-Coursey sued American General Life Insurance Company (the company) for interest she claimed it owed her on a payout it made on a . policy, the company counterclaimed, asking for its money back because it had paid DeCoursey by mistake and so DeCoursey was not entitled to the payout in the first place, let alone interest. After the district court granted the company summary judgment on DeCoursey’s claims and granted her summary judgment on the company’s counterclaim, both parties appealed.

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