Rendleman v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Elbert and Dorothy Rendleman appeal from the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of Tammy L. Rendleman and awarding her the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued upon the life of their son, Larry Rendleman. Elbert and Dorothy Rendleman maintain that the district court erred in finding that Tammy Rendleman was the named beneficiary under the policy. They argue that Larry Rendleman changed the beneficiary under the policy after he divorced Tammy Rendle-man and before his death.

I. Background

In January 1985, Larry Rendleman began working for…