UNITED STATES v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 81-5501.

683 F.2d 1250 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1982.

Rehearing Denied October 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Hawgood, II, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

George B. Nielsen, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, SKOPIL and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

The Government filed a complaint against Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. ("Metropolitan") seeking reimbursement for costs of medical services provided to veterans by the Veterans Administration. From a grant of summary judgment for the United States Metropolitan appeals. We reverse.

FACTS

Ten veterans insured by Metropolitan received non-service related medical treatment at V.A. facilities in Arizona. Certified as "unable to...

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