Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama v. Thornton

BRADLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against defendant Blue Cross-Blue Shield for amounts recoverable under a group hospitalization insurance policy. Gunter-Dunn Company, a defendant below, does not join in the appeal.

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton, commenced this action on December 21, 1973 by filing a complaint in the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, alleging that Blue Cross-Blue Shield issued an insurance policy which by its terms provided coverage to Mr. Thornton and his dependents; that Blue Cross-Blue Shield agreed to pay Mr. Thornton and his dependents the cost…