ZIEGLER v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF U. S.

No. 13061.

284 F.2d 661 (1960)

Ruth B. ZIEGLER, also known as Ruth Besgrove Ziegler, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick W. O'Brien, Chicago, Ill., Miles G. Seeley, Chicago, Ill., (Mayer, Friedlich, Spiess, Tierney, Brown & Platt, Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Thomas J. Johnson, Jr., Chicago, Ill., Edward J. Griffin, Chicago, Ill. (Defrees, Fiske, O'Brien, Thomson & Simmons, Chicago, Ill., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG and CASTLE, Circuit Judges, and GRUBB, District Judge.


CASTLE, Circuit Judge.

Ruth B. Ziegler, plaintiff-appellee, brought this action1 against The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, defendant-appellant, as beneficiary under insurance policies issued by defendant on the life of Leslie E. Ziegler, plaintiff's deceased husband. Following the insured's death defendant paid plaintiff the $10,000.00 face amount of the policies. In her...

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