Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Amex Life Ins Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 2000No. 99-11010PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Deborah Ellis (“Ellis”) appeals from the summary judgment granted to Life Insurance Company of North America (“Life”). The district court-found that Ellis’ action was barred by res judicata, based on the prior dismissal as time-barred of another suit filed by Ellis against Life. We affirm.
Ellis claimed that she was improperly denied accidental death benefits due under her mother’s insurance policy with Life. Ellis filed the instant suit against Life in Henderson County, Texas state court in 1992. The case was removed to the Eastern District of Texas. In December…
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