Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit September 9, 1980, 79-1695 (Sandra Lawrence Dickerson v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, a Corporation)

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal in a diversity action brought by Sandra Lawrence Dickerson (appellee) against The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (Equitable). Appellee sought the proceeds of her husband’s life insurance policy, which Equitable claimed had lapsed for non-payment.