ROSE v. MIDLAND NAT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 19-1317.

954 F.3d 1117 (2020)

Michele ROSE, also known as Michele Rose Bernstein, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant v. Estate of Joel S. Bernstein, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 2, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence P. Kaplan , Kaplan Associates, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiif-Appellant.

Lee G. Kline , Lee G. Kline, LLC., Clayton, MO, for Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

Before ERICKSON, MELLOY, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.


Michele Rose filed suit against her ex-husband's estate alleging that his life insurance proceeds rightly belong to her. Because Rose had not produced a court order or a valid contract expressly designating her as the beneficiary, the district court1 held that New Jersey Statute

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