Nelle Rose Hines v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America

CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the Prudential Insurance Company, appellant herein, from a judgment in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Northern Division. Nelle Rose Hines, appellee, brought the action in the District Court to recover the proceeds of an insurance policy, issued by the appellant, to George Burton Hines, deceased husband of the appellee. Jurisdiction of the court is based on diversity of citizenship. (Section 1832, Title 28, U.S.C.) The case is governed by the substantive law of Tennessee. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins,…