Henderson v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALBRITTON, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This cause is before the court on a Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant Ralston Purina Company (“Ral-ston Purina”) on June 2, 2000 (doc. # 40). Plaintiff, John Henderson, and his wife, Linda Henderson, originally filed this action in the Circuit Court of Autauga County, Alabama on October 29, 1999. Ralston Purina and its co-defendants properly removed the case to this court on December 3, 1999, on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Plaintiffs then filed an Amended Complaint in this court raising claims under the…