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Kump v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Apr 3, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-72 (M.D. Pa. Apr. 3, 2012)

Summary

explaining that "where an enforceable contract exists, courts have found that applying the doctrine of promissory estoppel would be inappropriate" and therefore dismissing promissory estoppel claim because the dispute was limited only to the contractual obligations of the two parties

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Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-72

04-03-2012

TIMOTHY M. KUMP, Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant.


(JUDGE CAPUTO)


ORDER

NOW, this 3rd day of April, 2012, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant State Farm Fire and Casualty Company's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. 3.) is GRANTED.

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A. Richard Caputo

United States District Judge


Summaries of

Kump v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Apr 3, 2012
CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-72 (M.D. Pa. Apr. 3, 2012)

explaining that "where an enforceable contract exists, courts have found that applying the doctrine of promissory estoppel would be inappropriate" and therefore dismissing promissory estoppel claim because the dispute was limited only to the contractual obligations of the two parties

Summary of this case from Gillespie v. Dring
Case details for

Kump v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Case Details

Full title:TIMOTHY M. KUMP, Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Apr 3, 2012

Citations

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:12-CV-72 (M.D. Pa. Apr. 3, 2012)

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