Legal Opinion

Little v. Blue Cross of Western New York, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 24, 1980PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WITMER, J.

On this appeal we construe a major medical expense rider issued jointly by Blue Cross of Western New York, Inc. and Blue Shield of Western New York, Inc., defendants herein, to plaintiff on their insurance policies to him in 1975. We hold that Special Term erred in denying plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in his action for reimbursement for the expense that he incurred in the sum of $23,687 for private duty registered nursing services which he employed at his doctor’s direction while he was in the hospital and later at home recovering from a heart attack.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. McGrail v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. Tonkin v. California Insurance Co. of San Francisco, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
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3Cited by32 opinions

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