FIRST COLONY LIFE INS. CO. v. SANFORD

No. 07-60482.

555 F.3d 177 (2009)

FIRST COLONY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bobby L. SANFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenna L. Mansfield, Jr. (argued), Joshua Payton Henry, Wells, Marble & Hurst, Ridgeland, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael Thomas Jaques (argued), Law Office of Michael T. Jaques, Ridgeland, MS, for Sanford.

Before SMITH and PRADO, Circuit Judges, and YEAKEL, District Judge.


YEAKEL, District Judge:

At issue in this diversity action is the validity of First Colony Life Insurance Company's ("First Colony") policy on the life of Emmanuel Morris.1 Bobby Sanford purchased the Policy and was the primary beneficiary under the Policy. For about a year before his death, Morris lived with Sanford and his family. Upon Morris's death, Sanford filed a claim seeking to collect the Policy's $100,000 death benefit. First...

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