Legal Opinion
Plumb v. Fluid Pump Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1997No. 96-2688PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
On December 30, 1993, Kyle Plumb was involved in an automobile accident that resulted in severe bodily injuries, a lengthy hospital stay and hospital expenses exceeding $160,000. Kyle’s father, Christopher Plumb, *852had worked for Fluid Pump Services, Incorporated (“Fluid”) for over ten years, and Mr. Plumb thought his son’s hospital stay would be covered by an insurance policy that had been set up for him by Fluid. However, Fluid had stopped paying its premiums. As a result, when Mr. Plumb submitted his son’s hospital bills to the insurers, payment was denied. Mr. Plumb…
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