Legal Opinion
Marian Ward v. Cleta Ward Stratton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1993No. 92-2129PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Cleta Stratton appeals from the district court’s judgment awarding the proceeds of Grady Ward’s Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Policy to Marian Ward 795 F.Supp. 289. We reverse and remand with directions.
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Grady Ward obtained a life insurance policy issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan) in the amount of $20,000. Ward, a civilian employee of the United States Air Force, procured the policy through the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program.
Grady Ward married appellee Marian Ward in 1950 and divorced her in 1970. Grady Ward…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nellie Mae Stribling v. United States of America, the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Georgia Mae StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Robert C. Sears and Lavonne Stern v. Karen AustinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Edward Manning, and Thomas Gaines, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Pekonen v. EdgingtonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1969
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. SmithDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1989
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hightower v. KirkseyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Cora Jean Terry, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Third Party v. David M. Lagrois, Christopher J. Gamble, and Daniel R. Gamble, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Thomas v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
- Hewitt v. Thrift Saving PlanDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2009
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Shirley Bush, Defendant-Cross Claimant-Appellant v. Phyllis Bremer Shirley Guthrie and Victoria Van Heiden, Defendants-Cross ClaimCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
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