Case Name: Celestine PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY/LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1989-07-03
Citations: 877 F.2d 345
Docket Number: No. 88-3506
Parties: Celestine PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY/LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and JONES, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 877
Pages: 345–346

Head Matter:
Celestine PIERRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY/LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 88-3506.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
July 3, 1989.
Paul Brian Spurlock, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
James F. Ryan, Law Offices of Donald T. Giglio, New Orleans, La., for defendant-ap-pellee.

Opinion:
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before REAVLEY, JOHNSON and JONES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
It is ordered that Mrs. Pierre's motion for rehearing is granted. Our previous decision, 866 F.2d 141 (1989), is vacated and the cause is remanded to the district court for reconsideration in light of the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. v. Bruch, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 948, 103 L.Ed.2d 80 (1989).