Legal Opinion
Wei-Ni Chen and Jimmy Po-Chen Lee, Individually, and as Next Friend for Helen Ay-Luen Lee, a Minor v. Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1990No. 89-2805PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Facts and Procedure Below
On September 18,1986, while celebrating a Chinese festival, Ching Sing Lee (Lee) died as a result of drinking too much brandy. A life insurance policy (Policy) issued to Lee by Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company (Metropolitan) provided for the payment of $100,000.00 to Lee’s wife and children (the Beneficiaries) in the event of his death. Metropolitan has paid this amount. The Policy also included an accidental death rider in the amount of $100,-000.00, to be paid if “the insured died, directly and independently of all other…
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