Legal Opinion
Rosemary Johnson v. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1988No. 87-6421PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Rosemary Johnson appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of her insurer, The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. On appeal, Johnson challenges the district court’s determination, made on a motion for summary judgment, that Mutual Benefit was entitled to judgment as a matter of law on her California state law claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and for negligent infliction of serious emotional distress. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Since 1980, Mutual Benefit has insured Johnson for major medical…
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