Jesse Brown Estate, et al v. New York Life

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-30443
Summary Calendar

JESSE CLARENCE BROWN, SR. ESTATE; RENE FELIPPE BROWN;
DELICIA CARRIE MARSHALL; DANNA DERRELL BROWN; JESSE
CLARENCE BROWN, JR.,

Plaintiffs - Appellants
v.

NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant - Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 3:17-CV-1486

Before CLEMENT, ELROD, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiffs appeal the entry of summary judgment in this insurance-
coverage dispute. The district court had subject-matter jurisdiction because
the defendant properly removed the case under 28 U.S.C. § 1441. The court
held plaintiffs are not entitled to life-insurance benefits because the policy
owner stopped paying the premiums fifteen years before he died. After
carefully considering the eight issues raised in the plaintiffs’ briefs, the record,

*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5
TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
FILED
January 15, 2020

Lyle W. Cayce
Clerk
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and the applicable law, we agree with the district court. Its judgment is
AFFIRMED.
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