Ruth S. Miller v. Republic National Life Insurance Company, a Texas Corporation

789 F.2d 1336

Ruth S. MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Texas

Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 84-2565.

United States Court of Appeals,

Ninth Circuit.

Argued Feb. 13, 1986.

Submitted Feb. 24, 1986.

Decided May 14, 1986.

Melvyn D. Silver, Suden & Silver, San Jose, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

John L. Boos, Pettit & Martin, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Before GOODWIN, HUG, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

I. BACKGROUND