SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INS. CO. v. BURNEY

No. 84-2105.

759 F.2d 658 (1985)

SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. John Fuller BURNEY, a/k/a John Bruce, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Ashley Higgins, Helena, Ark., for appellant.

James M. Simpson, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before HEANEY and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and HANSON, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

In this diversity case, the plaintiff, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company, sued to recover from the defendant, John Fuller Burney, its insured, $470,000 that the company had paid out to beneficiaries of policies on Burney's life. The District Court1 found that the payments had been induced by fraud on the part of Burney and entered judgment in favor of the company. We affirm.

On June 11, 1976, Burney, who was...

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