Burk v. Prudential Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellant brings forward seven assignments of error but concedes that they present but one question: Whether the expenses of plaintiff’s daughter, Vicki Burk, at the Devereux Foundation were covered by its policy as eligible expenses for medical treatment and hospital charges under its defined coverage.
If plaintiff is entitled to recover, he must bring himself within the coverage for which the policy was issued and for which defendant is obligated to pay.
The portions of the policy pertinent to this appeal are:
“Definitions.
'Hospital’ — Wherever used in this Policy ‘hospital’ means only an…
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