McGARRAH v. HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 00-1376.

234 F.3d 1026 (2000)

Everett E. McGARRAH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Evans, argued, Springdale, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David A. Thornton, argued, Memphis, TN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company issued a group disability policy (the "Policy") to fund an ERISA plan for the benefit of the employees of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Policy granted Hartford "full discretion and authority to determine eligibility for benefits and to construe and interpret [its] terms and provisions." Everett E. McGarrah, a Wal-Mart truck driver, slipped on ice at a truck stop in 1994, sustained a herniated cervical...

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