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FIRST NAT. BANK & TRUST CO. v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE

Nos. 09-2563, 09-2760.

619 F.3d 951 (2010)

FIRST NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF MOUNTAIN HOME, Special Administrator for The Estate of Debra Hulse Knighton, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; EMC National Life Company, Defendants, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant, Floyd Knighton, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 30, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett Clarke Tucker , argued, Little Rock, AR, Frank H. Bailey , Mountain Home, AR, Brian Gene Brooks , Greenbrier, AR, Sach D. Oliver , Bentonville, AR, on the brief, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marshall S. Ney , argued, Jenny T. Garrett , Rogers, AR, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SMITH and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Floyd Knighton ("Floyd") shot and killed his wife, Debra Knighton ("Debra"), for whom he had purchased life insurance from Minnesota Life Insurance Company ("Minnesota Life") through his employer J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. ("Hunt"). The administrator of Debra's estate, First National Bank & Trust Co., ("First National"), sought the policy proceeds but Minnesota Life refused, contending the company had no obligation to pay because...

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