Legal Opinion
Morgan v. American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided March 16, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0282-R, 82-0799-RPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER
TURK, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs Donald R. Morgan (Mr. Morgan) and Agnes Morgan (Mrs. Morgan), citizens of Virginia, have brought these actions under the court’s diversity jurisdiction, see 28 U.S.C. § 1332, seeking compensatory and punitive damages from defendant American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (AFLA), a Georgia corporation. Mr. Morgan’s complaint contains three counts: Count I alleges breach of insurance contract; Count II alleges bad faith failure to pay insurance benefits resulting in mental and emotional distress; and Count III alleges violation…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Fletcher v. Western National Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
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