Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Holland
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 16, 2001No. CIV. 00-1230-JOPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT E. JONES, District Judge.
Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company brings this action for declaratory judgment, seeking a declaration as to which of two defendants 1 is entitled to the proceeds of a life insurance policy. The amount at issue is $52,000; this court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction.
The two remaining defendants, Wanda Riggins and Keith Holland, each seek summary judgment (15, 23). As explained below, Riggins’ motion is granted; Holland’s motion is denied.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Most of the relevant facts are not in dispute. The…
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- Ridgway v. RidgwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Armstrong-LoftonDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1998
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