Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Smith
District Court, W.D. North Carolina
Decided November 17, 1989No. C-C-88-507-PPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ROBERT D. POTTER, Chief Judge.
THIS MATTER is before the Court on cross Motions for Summary Judgment filed by each party in this action. The Court has jurisdiction over this action, filed November 16, 1988, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. This lawsuit has resulted from Plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Company’s payment of death benefits to Defendant William F. Smith and Defendant Patsy W. Underwood’s subsequent claim to be the designated beneficiary for the payment of the death benefits.
Each Motion for Summary Judgment raises, among other things, the issue of…
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