Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Kelley
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 26, 1995No. 94 C 3554PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CASTILLO, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”), brings this interpleader action to determine the proper beneficiary of two policies it issued covering the life of Edward Kelley, Sr. (“Edward”) pursuant to the Federal Employees Group Life Insur- anee Act (“FEGLIA”), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8701-8716. MetLife has received conflicting claims regarding the benefits from LaVerne Kelley (“LaVerne”), the widow of the deceased, and the other defendants, who are his children. The dispute over who is entitled to the benefits arises because Edward…
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