Legal Opinion

Rachel B. Carroll Cynthia B. Fasano, Plaintiffs-Counter v. Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Co., Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 15, 1999No. 97-60846PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs-Counter Defendants-Appellants, Rachel B. Carroll and Cynthia B. Fasano (“Beneficiaries”), appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Counter Claimant-Appellee, Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Co. (“MIAC”). The court denied the Beneficiaries’ claims under a $500,000 life insurance policy, reasoning that the insured, Ray T. Bracken, had made material misrepresentations in his application for insurance. The district court concluded that, as a matter of law, (1) Bracken misrepresented his medical condition on his insurance…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Brothers v. KlevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  3. Odom v. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  4. Gary Dukes and Thomas E. Barber, D/B/A D & B Dozer Service v. South Carolina Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. Richardson v. OldhamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  2. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Great American InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  3. Versai Management Corp. v. Clarendon America InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. Board of Regents Ex Rel. University of Texas v. KST Electric, Ltd.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2008
  5. Pfeil v. Intecom TelecommunicationsDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 2000

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