Lincoln National Life Insurance v. Davenport

How courts have described this case

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• affirming dismissal of intentional infliction of emotional distress claim premised upon the denial of benefits under a disability insurance policy
• “An insurer’s failure to pay benefits under an insurance policy does not, as a matter of law, rise to the level of such outrageousness requisite to a cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress.”
• insured did not have a claim necessary to support an award under O.C.G.A. § 13-6-11 where the elements of damages were not recoverable and the only damages claim was predicated on the insurer’s failure to pay benefits under its policy

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).