Legal Opinion

Marie Faye Evans v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts Corporation, and Dick Tanner

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided April 11, 1983No. 80-2284PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Hartford Life Insurance Company (Hartford) appeals a district court order reforming a life insurance policy to extend coverage to plaintiff Marie Evans’ deceased husband, Robert Evans. We reverse.

Robert Evans (Evans) was an employee of Dresser Engineering Company (Dresser), a gas field engineering and construction company. Evans completed a job for Dresser in February 1975. From that time through the end of 1975, Dresser had no available work for Evans because of the intermittent nature of its business. In order to maintain an available pool of construction workers…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. Douglas v. DouglasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
  3. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Elmer D. Russell, Elmer D. Russell, Cross-Appellant v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
  4. Short v. Oklahoma Farmers Union Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  5. Industrial Indemnity Company v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Exxon Corporation v. Allen GannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. Zurich Reinsurance (London) Ltd. v. Westville Riding Club, Inc.District Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1999
  3. Itt Life Insurance Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. Naomi Farley, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  4. The Western Insurance Company v. Cimarron Pipe Line Construction, Inc. A/K/A Cimarron Pipe Line Construction Company, and Phillips Petroleum CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  5. Brown v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1991

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