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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF )
NORTH AMERICA, )
) 07-CV-00778 GMS
Petitioner, )
)
v. I )
` )
CONNIE CRENSHAW, KENDAL M. )
HONIE, and AARON E. HONIE, )
)
Claimants. )
ANSWER
Parties
l. Admitted. .
2. Denied.
3. Admitted.
4. Admitted, except that it is Lakindale Drive.
Jurisdiction and Verue
5. Answering defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a
belief to the truth of the averment.
6. Admitted. _
7. Admitted.
. _ Facts
8. Answering defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to form a U
belief to the truth of the averment.
9. Denied.

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10. Admitted. A
11. Admitted. A .
12. Denied as stated. Admitted that Ms. Honie submitted a change in beneficiary
foim on or about September 5, 2007. _
13. Admitted.
14. Answering defendants are without knowledge or information sufficient to fomi a
belief to the tmth of the averment. Answering defendants believe they are the only parties
eligible for the life insurance benefits at issue.
l 5. Admitted. A
A Count I/Inter leader
1 6. Admitted.
Answer to Cross-Claim
17. Answering defendants incorporate herein by reference their answers to paragraphs ~
1 through 16 above.
1 8. Admitted.
19. Admitted.
20. Denied.
21. Denied.
22. Admitted.
23. Denied as stated. Admitted that defendant Honie exercised a change in
beneficiary pursuant to the Power of Attorney on or about September 5, 2007.
24. Denied as stated. Admitted only that they co—owned a home.
25. (a)—(e) Denied. U

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A Count II
26. Answering defendants incorporate herein by reference their answers to paragraphs
1 through 25 above.
27. Denied.
(26) Denied.
(27) Denied.
28. Denied.
29. Denied.
30. Denied.
WHEREFORE, answering defendants demand that the cross-claim be dismissed, with
costs assessed to co-defendant Crenshaw.
I WETZEL & ASSOCIATES, P.A. ‘
/s/ Benjamin C. Wetzel, III
l
The Carriage House, Suite 201
. 1100 North Grant Avenue
Wilmington, Delaware 19805
Attorney for Defendants Honie
Dated: February 4, 2008

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I, Benjamin C. Wetzel, III, hereby certify that on this 4th day of February, 2008, I
electronically tiled an Answer on behalf of defendants, Kendal M. Honie and Aaron E. Honie
and served the following individuals through the same process:
Arthur D. Kuhl, Esquire
Reger Rizzo Kavulich & Damall, LLP
1001 Jefferson Street
Suite 202
Wilmington, DE 19808
Sean J. Bellew, Esquire
Cozen O'Connor
Chase Manhattan Centre
1201 North Market Street,.Suite 1400
Wilmington, DE 19801
/s/ Benjamin C. Wetzel, III
Benjamin C. Wetzel, III

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