Legal Opinion
Cerro Gordo Charity v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1987No. Nos. 86-5002, 86-5003PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
May Wilson was found dead in the basement of a north Minneapolis storefront on May 21, 1982. Thereafter, Cerro Gordo Charity, a beneficiary of several accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies on Ms. Wilson’s life, brought separate actions against North American Life and Casualty Company (North American) and Fireman’s Fund American Life Insurance Company (Fireman’s Fund) to collect $450,-000 in proceeds.
The insurers denied payment, alleging that the policies were void ab initio because they were obtained as a result of a fraudulent scheme by May Wilson’s…
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