· 7/18/2001
DeLeon v. Lloyd's London, Certain Underwriters
Citations
- 259 F.3d 344
- 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 15968
- 2001 WL 811773
How courts have described this case
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- holding that insurable interest doctrine does not entitle deceased insured's estate to a reformation of the insurance contract, but a constructive trust on the policy proceeds
- holding that insurable interest doctrine does not entitle deceased insured's estate to a reformation of the insurance contract, but a constructive trust on the policy proceeds
- considering Tamez in an uncertified class action for benefits of policies covering employees of Wal-Mart Stores and Camelot Music
- considering Tamez in an uncertified class action for benefits of policies covering employees of Wal-Mart Stores and Camelot Music
- “The legislature has framed the claim-processing deadlines of [former] Article 21.55 in terms of the primary relationship between the insurer and the ‘named’ beneficiary—not the lawful, yet unnamed beneficiary.”
- employer did not have insurable interest in employee’s life
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Judges: Garza, Higginbotham, Smith
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