SPARKS v. SHELTER LIFE INS. CO.

Nos. 87-1768, 87-1861.

838 F.2d 987 (1988)

Wilma SPARKS, Appellee, v. SHELTER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant. Wilma SPARKS, Appellant, v. SHELTER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Toney D. McMillian, Arkadelphia, Ark., for appellant.

Travis R. Berry, Arkadelphia, Ark., for appellee.

Before ARNOLD, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.


HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Shelter Life Insurance Company (Shelter) appeals from the district court's1 order denying its motion for summary judgment and granting Wilma Sparks's motion for partial summary judgment in Sparks's action to recover insurance proceeds. Sparks cross-appeals from the denial of her motion for a new trial on the portion of the case tried to a jury. We affirm.

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