Legal Opinion

Clingan v. Vulcan Life Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 14, 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SANDERS, Judge.

Defendant has appealed from a jury verdict in favor of the Plaintiffs in their suit to recover under the terms of a major medical insurance policy issued to the Plaintiffs.

In November, 1979, the Defendant-Appellant', Vulcan Life Insurance Company, issued its major medical insurance policy to the Plaintiff-Appellee, Joe E. Clingan, which also afforded coverage to his wife, Plaintiff-Appellee Sylvia A. Clingan. In February, 1981, while the policy was in force, Sylvia was admitted to the hospital for surgery to remove a ruptured disc. In June Sylvia accidentally fell,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Evco Corporation v. RossTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Mutual Life Ins. v. DibrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Life Casualty Ins. Co. v. JettTennessee Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Womack v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Montgomery v. Reserve Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Memphis Publishing Co. v. Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank BoardTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Patton v. McHoneCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. Spellmeyer v. Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  4. Bland v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  5. State Farm General Insurance Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1999

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