Legal Opinion
Frank Thorpe v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1993No. 91-2306PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Frank Thorpe sued Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company (“Mutual of Omaha”) for alleged emotional distress and violation of Mass.Gen.L. chs. 93A and 176D. The claims were based on Mutual of Omaha’s surveillance of Thorpe in connection with Thorpe’s receipt of disability benefits under an insurance policy. Thorpe appeals from rulings below granting summary judgment in favor of Mutual of Omaha on the statutory claims and directing judgment for Mutual of Omaha on the emotional distress claim. We affirm both rulings.
Thorpe is a former police officer who sustained…
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