Legal Opinion
Revenue Cabinet v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kentucky, Inc.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBSON, Justice.
The issue is whether certain uncashed checks, issued by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, Inc. (“BC/BS”) in the ordinary course of business to pay subscriber benefits and premium refunds, represent liquidated debts which should be treated as intangible property subject to escheat under Kentucky’s abandoned property laws, KRS Chapter 393.
The checks have been outstanding for seven years or more. They were written by BC/BS during the period July 1, 1959 through June 29, 1974, mailed to subscribers/payees to meet mandatory contractual obligations, but not negotiated.
The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Treasurer & Receiver General v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Kane v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. EagertonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Aetna Cas. & Sur. Ins. Co. v. State Ex Rel. EagertonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
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3Cited by10 opinions
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