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CARLAND v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 90-3014.

935 F.2d 1114 (1991)

Beatrice Hinds CARLAND, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin Pasternak (William J. Toppeta, with him on the briefs), New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Andrew L. Oswald, Martindell, Swearer, Cabbage, Ricksecker & Hertach, Hutchinson, Kan., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TACHA and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges, and KANE, District Judge.

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company appeals a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellee Beatrice Carland in an action for wrongful denial of insurance proceeds. On appeal, Metropolitan Life argues the district court erred by finding: (1) the determination of beneficiaries under a life insurance policy is subject to de novo review, (2) the divorce decree intended Beatrice Carland to be the irrevocable and sole...

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