Kravitz v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of US

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TROUTMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks summary judgment in this action to recover benefits for confinement of his daughter in a psychiatric institution. Defendant insurer also moves for summary judgment, asserting that confinement in a psychiatric institution is expressly excluded by the terms of the policy in question.

Plaintiff, an employee of the Pennsylvania State University, was insured under the University’s group accident and health policy in 1973, when his daughter, Michelle (Shelley) Kravitz, underwent severe psychotic illness, including suicidal tendencies, and…