Legal Opinion
Mutafis v. Erie Insurance Exchange
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided March 25, 1983No. Civ. A. 81-0044-C(H)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
I. Background
The Plaintiff, Betty J. Mutafis, a former policyholder of the Erie Insurance Exchange (Erie), brought this action 1 against the Defendant corporations alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress, libel, slander and breaches of the West Virginia Insulting Words Statute 2 and Unfair Trade Practices Act. 3 The conduct complained of occurred during Erie’s investigation of the insurance claims filed by the Plaintiff and her cousin, Vincent J. Oliverio, both of whom had had a car stolen in 1979. Both cars were later found…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Slack v. Kanawha County Housing & Redevelopment AuthorityWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992
- Thomas v. Kroger Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1984
- McClenathan v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1996
- Mutafis v. Erie Insurance ExchangeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Mutafis v. Erie Ins. ExchangeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
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