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WRIGHT v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA

551 S.W.2d 697 (1977)

James MacArthur WRIGHT, a minor by next friend Sherry Ann Patterson, Appellant, v. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 6, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Flynn & Flynn, Hugh F. LaRue, III, Knoxville, for appellant.

Frantz, McConnell & Seymour, Fred H. Cagle, Jr., Knoxville, for appellee.

OPINION

COOPER, Chief Justice.

This is an action to recover benefits allegedly due under a group policy of life insurance issued by the Prudential Insurance Company pursuant to the terms of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Act. 38 U.S.C. §§ 765-779. James MacArthur Wright brought suit by next friend, Sherry Ann Patterson, claiming to be the illegitimate son of Jimmy Ray Wright. Mr. Wright died on March 29, 1972, while a member of the United...

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