Legal Opinion
James Fortune v. Unum Life Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 12, 2010No. W2009-01395-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 14 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · FarmerDavid R. Farmer, J.
in which ALAN E. HIGHERS, P.J., W. S., and HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., joined.
This appeal arises out of an alleged wrongful denial of long term disability benefits. The plaintiff/appellant filed suit asserting multiple causes of action against an insurance company that contracted to provide long term disability insurance to employees of the City of Germantown. The defendants/appellees, the insurance company and its parent corporation, moved for summary judgment arguing, inter alia, that the applicable statutory and contractual limitations periods barred each of the plaintiffs causes of action.…
3Cases cited34 opinions
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Staples v. CBL & Associates, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Tennie Martin, et.al. v. Southern Railway Company, et.al.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- Hannan v. Alltel Publishing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- McCarley v. West Quality Food ServiceTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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