Legal Opinion
LaChapelle v. Berkshire Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 29, 1998No. 97-2146PublishedCited by 301 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Ronald R. LaChapelle appeals from an order dismissing his civil action for breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress against defendant-appellee Berkshire Life Insurance Company (the Company). For the reasons elucidated below, we affirm.
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The district court dismissed the appellant’s suit on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion. Accordingly, we, like the trial court, must accept as true the well-pleaded factual allegations of the complaint, draw all reasonable inferences therefrom in the plaintiffs favor, and determine whether the complaint,…
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