Legal Opinion
Miller Ex Rel. Estate of Graziani v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 30, 1989No. 1-88-1497PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff, Harry S. Miller, as trustee for the estate of Sharon S. Graziani, appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing count IV of the plaintiffs second amended complaint pursuant to section 2— 615 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2 — 615). The basis for the dismissal was the failure to allege sufficient facts to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Sharon Graziani was employed by the defendant, Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States,…
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