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STATE FARM LIFE INS. CO. v. HOWELL

No. 95-1575WM.

76 F.3d 216 (1996)

STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Faye A. HOWELL; Defendant, Maximillian D. Howell, a Minor; Neldra Moody Flint, Co-Guardian of Maximillian D. Howell, a Minor, and Conservator of the Estate of Maximillian D. Howell, a Minor, and Appointed as guardian ad litem; Jacqueline Tomlin, Co-Guardian of Maximillian D. Howell, a Minor; Defendants-Appellants, Falisa Howell, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Weixelman, Kansas City, MO, argued (William E. Hans, on the brief), for appellant.

Dale Beckerman, Kansas City, MO, argued (Mimi E. Doherty, on the brief), for appellee.

Before FAGG, FLOYD R. GIBSON, and MAGILL, Circuit Judges.

FAGG, Circuit Judge.

Charles W. Howell was murdered in 1990. At the time of his death, Charles was the insured under a life insurance policy and a retirement annuity issued by State Farm Life Insurance Company (State Farm). Charles designated his wife, Faye A. Howell, as the primary beneficiary and his son, Maximillian D. Howell, as the contingent beneficiary of both policies. After Faye was charged with Charles's murder, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) served...

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