Legal Opinion
Linda M. Goetz, Ryan Craig Goetz, Robert Stephen Goetz v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Aetna Life and Casualty, and Casualty and Surety Division
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1983No. 82-6027PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their action seeking damages for defendant Aet-na Casualty and Surety Company’s refusal to pay and delay in paying workers’ compensation benefits. The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.
FACTS
The essential facts are not disputed. Greg R. Goetz, plaintiffs’ husband and father, died in a plane crash in May 1979 while working within the course and scope of his employment. His employer filed a report with Aetna, its workers’ compensation insurer, which then requested further documentation from Goetz…
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