ROLLINS v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 87-2845.

863 F.2d 1346 (1988)

Donald R. ROLLINS, Douglas R. Rollins, and Misty D. Rollins, Infants, b/n/f Kellen S. Rollins, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Nancy J. Rollins, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 19, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary M. Runnells, Robert C. Price, Price & Runnells, Bloomington, Ind., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard S. Harrison, Cotner, Andrews, Mann & Chapman, Bloomington, Ind., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr. and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.*

Donald R. Rollins was insured for $100,000 under a life insurance policy governed by the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act (FEGLIA). The insured failed, however, to designate a beneficiary. Upon his death, both his widowed second wife and his children by a previous marriage claimed the insurance proceeds. The second wife argued she was entitled to the proceeds under the terms of FEGLIA; the...

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