Barker v. Coastal States Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Judge.
In this appeal the insured appellant contests the validity of a "co-ordination of benefits” provision in an insurance policy. Appellant’s husband incurred substantial medical expenses for the treatment of cancer from which he eventually died. Her husband was an employee of Lummus Industries and was covered under a group health insurance policy issued by Blue Cross-Blue Shield to that employer. Upon her husband’s death, appellant filed a claim for his medical expenses under that policy and the bulk of the claim was paid, less exclusions and limitations within the policy. Her…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Parris & Son, Inc. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- McKay v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesWyoming Supreme Court · 1966
- Cherokee Credit Life Insurance v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Gibson v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Medical-Dental Service, Inc. v. BorooIdaho Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Richards v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Duncan v. Integon General Ins. Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Ballinger v. C. & S. BANKCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Starks v. Hospital Service Plan of NJNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1981
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