Bolz v. State Farm Mut. Ins. Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

Medical practitioner Dr. Timothy Bolz filed a breach of contract action, based on an insured’s assignment of her right to receive payment for medical services rendered under an automobile insurance policy. The insurer had claimed its contract prohibited its insured from assigning the claim. The district court granted summary judgment to the insurer. Dr. Bolz appealed, claiming that Kansas statutes and Kansas public policy require that the right to receive payment for necessary medical treatment be assignable and that the language of the…