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SPARKS v. LIFE INVESTORS INS. CO. OF AMERICA

No. EC90-109-S-D. 1:92CV79-S-D.

818 F.Supp. 945 (1993)

Ransel D. SPARKS, d/b/a Sparks Drive Inn, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Mississippi, E.D.

April 23, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Talmadge D. Littlejohn, New Albany, MS, for plaintiffs.

Daniel H. Fairly, Wells, Wells, Marble & Hurst, Jackson, MS, for defendant.

OPINION

SENTER, Chief Judge.

These consolidated cases (the first filed by the insured; the second, by his spouse) involve allegations that defendant tortiously denied a claim for insurance benefits. Presently before the court are defendant's motions for reconsideration (in EC90-109) and for summary judgment (in 1:92CV79). The predominant question presented by both motions is whether ERISA governs these proceedings.

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