Morris v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company

ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., District Judge.

This is a suit in which plaintiff as beneficiary seeks to recover $10,000.00, the amount of the proceeds of a group life insurance policy issued by the defendant insurance company, plus $2,500.-00 penalty, and $3,000.00 attorney’s fees. The plainiff contends that the deceased, Hyman Morris, was covered under an employee group life insurance policy issued by defendant. Defendant contends the deceased was not within the coverage of the policy. Both sides have moved for summary judgment, and the relevant facts are not in…