Sheila Hamilton v. Standard Insurance Company

United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-1168 ___________ Sheila Hamilton, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri. Standard Insurance Company, * * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: October 19, 2007 Filed: February 27, 2008 ___________ Before BYE, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ BYE, Circuit Judge. Based upon and relying on a suicide exclusion clause, Standard Insurance Company reduced the amount of death benefits paid to Sheila Hamilton under a group insurance policy providing…