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BURNS v. ROCKFORD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 83-2772.

740 F.2d 542 (1984)

Eleanor L. BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROCKFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 21, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Pera, Greco, Gouveia, Miller, Pera & Bishop, Merrillville, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Paul A. Rake, Eichhorn, Eichhorn & Link, Hammond, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Before ESCHBACH and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 21, 1984.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity suit to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy on the basis of actions of an insurance agent employed by the insurance company. The company appeals from a judgment (entered on a motion for summary judgment) for $25,000 in favor of the policyowner. The parties agree that Indiana law governs the substantive issues.

In June 1978, Stephen Burns,...

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