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DORTCH v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Nos. 16052, 16053.

268 F.2d 149 (1959)

George L. DORTCH and Gwendolyn A. Bredlow, Appellants, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. George L. DORTCH and Gwendolyn A. Bredlow, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 19, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Carroll, Little Rock, Ark. (Rose, Meek, House, Barron and Nash, Little Rock, Ark., were with him on the brief), for New York Life Ins. Co.

William H. Bowen, Little Rock, Ark. (William L. Terry, Little Rock, Ark., was with him on the brief), for George L. Dortch and Gwendolyn A. Bredlow.

Before JOHNSEN, VOGEL and MATTHES, Circuit Judges.

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

These appeals arise out of the issuance of two insurance policies by New York Life Insurance Company on the life of Reuben W. Bredlow, now deceased, and in which plaintiffs are the named beneficiaries. Diversity of citizenship and amounts involved supply the requirements for federal court jurisdiction.

Both policies provide for double indemnity benefits in the event that death of the insured resulted directly and independently of all...

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