ESTATE OF MORTON v. U.S. FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY

No. 84-615.

460 So.2d 526 (1984)

ESTATE OF Marie MORTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, and Edward Grant, As Agent and Employee of United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, and Individually, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Pettit of Butler & Pettit, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Marilyn Martin and Marcia E. Levine of Fazio, Dawson & DiSalvo, Fort Lauderdale, for appellees.


BARKETT, Judge.

This appeal results from the dismissal with prejudice of two counts of a complaint; count I entitled "intentional infliction of emotional distress," and count IV entitled "tort of outrage."

The parties agree that the separate counts should constitute but one cause of action, outrageous conduct causing severe emotional distress, and therefore one count should be dismissed. The parties further agree...

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