Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Leich-Brannan
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 29, 2011No. Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-572-JAGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN A. GIBNEY, JR., District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. The material facts in this case are simple, undisputed, and stated clearly in the complaint. The law is crystal clear and mandates but one conclusion. Nevertheless, the parties have turned this unassuming case into a battle royal.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) filed this suit seeking a declaratory judgment to establish the proper beneficiaries of a life insurance policy. The Mobil Oil Company provided the…
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