Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Betty T. Pettit v. Patricia B. Pettit, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Patricia B. Pettit v. Betty T. Pettit

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 31, 1998No. 97-2244PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

164 F.3d 857

22 Employee Benefits Cas. 2207

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff,

v.

Betty T. PETTIT, Defendant-Appellant,

v.

Patricia B. Pettit, Defendant-Appellee.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff,

v.

Patricia B. Pettit, Defendant-Appellant,

v.

Betty T. Pettit, Defendant-Appellee.

Nos. 97-2244, 97-2407.

United States Court of Appeals,

Fourth Circuit.

Argued Sept. 23, 1998.

Decided Dec. 31, 1998.

ARGUED: Robert Eric Greenberg, Friedlander, Misler, Friedlander, Sloan & Herz, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Brian Stuart Chilton, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellee.…

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2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. BruchSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Pilot Life Insurance v. DedeauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. McClendonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by40 opinions

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  2. Manning v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
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  5. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Tracy BigelowCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002

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