Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided April 16, 1982No. Civ. 81-338-APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
STUART, Chief Judge.
Harold L. Rodgers filed a complaint against the Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company on July 22, 1981. The dispute arose over benefits payable under a disability insurance policy defendant issued to him about ten years ago. Plaintiff’s claims are based on breach of contract, the tort of bad faith, intentional interference with protected property interests, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Compensatory and punitive damages are sought. Jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Defendant filed motions to dismiss the original and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Hospital Building Co. v. Trustees of Rex HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
- Comunale v. Traders & General InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
- White v. Unigard Mutual InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1986
- Feathers v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1983
- Borchard v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
- Brown v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- DiSalvatore v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
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