SMITH v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSUR. SOCIETY

No. 78-1160.

614 F.2d 720 (1980)

Adella M. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY of the United States, a New York Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Stanfield, of Smith Stanfield & Scott, Laramie, Wyo., for plaintiff-appellee.

Arthur T. Hanscum, of Pence & Macmillan, Laramie, Wyo., for defendant-appellant.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge, and BOHANON, District Judge.


BOHANON, District Judge.

Appellant, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, seeks reversal of a district court judgment awarding interest on monies due appellee under a disputed insurance claim and an attorney's fee incurred in pursuing such claim. We affirm.

Appellee, Adella M. Smith, was the beneficiary of a group life insurance policy issued by appellant as to certain employees of the State of Wyoming, including appellee's husband ("the...

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