Beneficial Life Insurance Company v. Douglas Knobelauch

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Beneficial Life Insurance Company (“Beneficial”) appeals the dismissal of its diversity action seeking to recover money paid to a former employee, defendant Knobelauch. The district court dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). As the district court’s interpretation of California law conforms to relevant precedent, we affirm.

I. FACTS

In 1975, Beneficial, a Utah corporation, entered into an employment contract with Knobelauch, a California resident. Beneficial hired Knobelauch to work in California as an…