CHRONISTER v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. 07-3552.

563 F.3d 773 (2009)

Sandra J. CHRONISTER, Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luther Oneal Sutter, argued, Benton, AR, Charles A. Banks, J.G. "Gerry" Schulze, on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

David Michael Donovan, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellee.

Before MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges, and MAGNUSON, District Judge.


MAGNUSON, District Judge.

Appellant Sandra J. Chronister appeals the District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellee Unum Life Insurance Company of America ("Unum"). For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Sandra Chronister was employed as a nurse at Baptist Health in Arkansas. In 1995, she was injured in a car accident, and thereafter sought disability benefits under Baptist Health's long-term disability plan, which was insured and administered...

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