Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Teddy O. White v. Leslie W. Yohey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1992No. 92-5539PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
Leslie W. Yohey appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing his claim for life insurance proceeds against Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Finding no error, we affirm.
Background,
Terri Yohey was the named insured under a group life insurance policy issued by Metropolitan under the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act (FEGLIA). 1 At the time of her death she had not designated a beneficiary. Her widower, Leslie Yo-hey, was convicted of her murder. The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Supreme Judicial District of Texas affirmed the conviction in 1990, and the Texas…
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