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BAKER v. WASHINGTON NAT. INS. CO.

No. 86-4826.

823 F.2d 156 (1987)

Michael G. BAKER and Cheryl Ann Baker, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. WASHINGTON NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred Mannino, Stephen G. Peresich, Page, Mannino & Peresich, Biloxi, Miss., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Raymond L. Brown, Pascagoula, Miss., for amicus curiae.

William C. Walker, Jr., William L. Denton, Denton, Persons, Dornan & Bilbo, Biloxi, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellees, cross-appellants.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, RANDALL and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

We affirm the district court's construction of the meaning of a conversion privilege extended as a part of a group health insurance contract, and its refusal to grant punitive damages.

I.

While Michael Baker was employed by Biloxi Freezing Company (Biloxi Freezing), he enrolled himself and his dependents in the employer's group life and health plan with Washington National Insurance Company...

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