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Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Rogers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
Nov 12, 2014
Case No. 3:13-cv-101 (D.N.D. Nov. 12, 2014)

Opinion

Case No. 3:13-cv-101

11-12-2014

Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. Ronald Rogers, Harvey M. Spear, and Ruth A. Spear, Defendants.


ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

The undersigned received a Report and Recommendation from the Honorable Karen K. Klein, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, recommending that Harvey M. Spear and Ruth A. Spear's motion for judgment on the pleadings be granted. The Court did not received any objections to the Report and Recommendation.

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The undersigned has reviewed the Report and Recommendation, along with the entire file, and finds that the magistrate judge's analysis is correct. Accordingly, the Court hereby adopts the Report and Recommendation in its entirety. For the reasons set forth therein, the Spears' motion for judgment on the pleadings is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of the Spears for the amount of the proceeds of the accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.

Dated this 12th day of November, 2014.

/s/ Ralph R. Erickson

Ralph R. Erickson, Chief Judge

United States District Court


Summaries of

Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Rogers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
Nov 12, 2014
Case No. 3:13-cv-101 (D.N.D. Nov. 12, 2014)
Case details for

Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Rogers

Case Details

Full title:Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. Ronald Rogers…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION

Date published: Nov 12, 2014

Citations

Case No. 3:13-cv-101 (D.N.D. Nov. 12, 2014)

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