Legal Opinion
The Life Insurance Company of Virginia v. Leroy J. Shifflet, as De Bonis Non of the Estate of Florence i.shifflet, Deceased
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1966No. 22549_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
In the district court, on a jury verdict, a Florida executor de bonis non of the estate of a beneficiary in a life insurance policy recovered judgment against the insurer on a policy issued to the husband of the deceased. The insurer appeals, and we affirm.
The decision turns upon the correct construction and application of Florida insurance statutes as changed in 1959, a function more properly, and more finally, belonging to the Courts of that State. The suit originally was brought in the State court, but the Company, as it had a right to do, invoked diversity…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Lucille L. FugateCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Miller-Dunn Company, Inc. v. GreenSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Lamm v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- American Bankers Life Assurance Co. v. TothDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- The Franklin Life Insurance Company v. State Neon Sign Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Eusebio M. Martinez, Father of Jacqueline M. Martinez, a Minor, Deceased v. Jose Rodriquez and Antonio Rodriquez, D/B/A Ingram Court ApartmentsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Life Insurance Company of Virginia v. ShiffletSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- The Life Insurance Company of Virginia v. Leroy J. Shifflet, as De Bonis Non of the Estate of Florence I. Shifflet, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Allstate Insurance Company v. Albert WinnemoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Best Concrete Corp. v. Oswalt Engineering Serv. Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
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