Feigel v. Ministers Life-A Mut. Life Ins. Co.

81 F.3d 167 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Helen R. FEIGEL, William C. Feigel, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MINISTERS LIFE--A Mutual Life Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Minnesota, Defendant-Appellee, Willem Dragt, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-35702. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 19, 1995. Decided April 4, 1996. Before: WALLACE, Chief Justice, and D.W. NELSON, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 The Feigels appeal from the district court's grant of summary judgment. The Feigels filed suit in state court claiming that Ministers Life breached a contractual duty to provide them with an annuity. Ministers Life removed the case to the district court. The court granted Ministers Life's motion for summary judgment on two independent grounds: lack of consideration and lack of authorization of the company's agent to commit Ministers Life to this particular transaction. 3 The…