Senogles v. Security Benefit Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment rendered for the defendant-appellee (Security Benefit Life Insurance Company), in an action for damages for invasion of privacy. At the time judgment was rendered the trial court had before it the pleadings, a deposition of Galen D. Senogles, plaintiff-appellant, taken by defendant, supporting affidavits filed with defendant’s motion, the briefs of the parties, and the proceedings of a pretrial conference.

The question presented is whether communication to a third party of medical information received…