Patricia L. Hinde v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, Patricia L. Hinde v. Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company

94 F.3d 651 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Patricia L. HINDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Patricia L. HINDE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 95-35463, 95-35532. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 5, 1996. * Decided Aug. 9, 1996. Before: GOODWIN, BRUNETTI, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 The district court concluded that the State of Alaska's group travel accident insurance ("Group Policy"), supplied by defendant Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company ("Provident"), did not cover the death of the plaintiff's husband who died in a plane crash while returning home from a work assignment. The plaintiff appeals that part of the judgment and the award of the attorneys' fees to the defendant. The district court also stated that the insurance contract between the state and Provident was a…