SUN LIFE ASSUR. CO. OF CANADA v. SAMPSON

No. 07-2647.

556 F.3d 6 (2009)

SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Francis J. SAMPSON, Jr., Defendant, Appellant, Gretchen C. Sampson; James F. Sampson; Jeffrey F. Sampson, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 12, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edgar L. Kelley on brief for appellant.

Kristina H. Allaire, Joan O. Vorster, and Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP on brief for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, BOUDIN and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada filed this interpleader action in August 2006, in order to resolve the allocation to beneficiaries of a $48,000 life insurance policy on Dianne Sampson, who died on December 26, 2005. See 28 U.S.C. § 1335; Fed.R.Civ.P. 22.

Dianne Sampson initially signed a policy enrollment form designating her husband, Francis, as the primary beneficiary, but eleven days later executed a new form designating...

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