LaSORSA v. UNUM LIFE INS. CO.

No. 91-1696.

955 F.2d 140 (1992)

Susan B. LaSORSA, by her Guardian, Frank LaSORSA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNUM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susannah Colt with whom Paul McEachern and Shaines & McEachern, P.A., Portsmouth, N.H., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Michael L. Parker, Portland, Me., for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

On August 23, 1989, Susan B. LaSorsa ("LaSorsa") signed a contract of employment with the Portsmouth School District in New Hampshire to work as a first grade teacher for the 1989-90 school year. On September 28, 1989, LaSorsa suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and has since remained in a coma. A claim was submitted on LaSorsa's behalf for benefits under the Portsmouth School District's group long term disability insurance plan. The insurer...

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