Feagin v. Smith

Evans, Judge.

Vemell Smith, wife of Curtis M. Smith, was admitted as a patient in the Medical Center, a hospital in Columbus, Georgia, for surgery and hospitalization. Upon being asked about health insurance coverage as to the expenses to his wife, Curtis M. Smith replied that he *22had health coverage with Blue Cross-Blue Shield, and would be personally responsible for any expenses not covered by that policy. The Smiths had purchased, in addition to the Blue Cross-Blue Shield policy, additional health insurance coverage with Equitable Life Insurance Company. Smith did not disclose to the…