Legal Opinion

Debra Rogers v. Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 29, 1989No. 88-1392PublishedCited by 191 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

Debra Rogers appeals from the judgment of the district court dismissing her action against Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company pursuant to rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Her complaint, based on both state and federal grounds, demanded hospitalization benefits under an employee group health care policy. We reverse the court’s dismissal of Rogers’ federal claim.

Rogers alleges in her amended complaint that, when she contacted Jefferson-Pilot in the summer of 1987 to determine if her health care policy would cover the hospitalization and medical…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Brian Dale Bramlet v. James A. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
  3. Johnson v. MuellerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
  4. Donna Robertson v. Patrolman F. JohnstonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. Stanley N. Howell, Warren S. Cochran, Cochran & Howell, a Partnership, Post Cleaners, Thrifty CleanersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963

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  4. McNair v. Lend Lease Trucks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
  5. Flood v. New Hanover CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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