Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Blue Cross of Louisiana
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 6, 1981No. 80-C-1953PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
397 So.2d 1343 (1981)
Floyd W. LOPEZ
v.
BLUE CROSS OF LOUISIANA.
No. 80-C-1953.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 6, 1981.
Rehearing Denied May 18, 1981.
Kenneth N. Simmons, of Davis & Simmons, Many, for plaintiff-applicant.
Joe Payne Williams, of Brittain & Williams, Natchitoches, for defendant-respondents.
DENNIS, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the insurance company had just and reasonable grounds, such as would put a reasonable and prudent businessman on his guard against an unjust claim, in denying the insured's hospitalization expense claim because there was no medical necessity for the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lopez v. Blue Cross of LouisianaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
3Cited by18 opinions
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