Legal Opinion
Burleson v. Burleson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1971No. 5517PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
Appellee, the surviving widow of Charles A. Burleson, brought suit against the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to recover $9,000 in insurance proceeds as the designated beneficiary under the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954. 1 Appellant, father of the deceased, intervened, contesting her right to receive the proceeds. This appeal is from the grant of the widow’s motion for summary judgment. 2 We affirm.
Charles A. Burleson, a foreign service employee of the Department of State, married Therese Lemercier on July 11, 1962. Prior to the marriage…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nellie Mae Stribling v. United States of America, the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Georgia Mae StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Adams v. MacYDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1970
- Pekonen v. EdgingtonDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1969
3Cited by6 opinions
- Holland v. HannanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- McCoy v. Quadrangle Development Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Turner v. American Motors General Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Alger Corporation v. WesleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Thomas v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1996
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