Bartulis v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

The defendant insurance company appeals from a judgment imposing liability on them for the cost of hospitalization begun and surgery performed after the termination of a group insurance policy. The injuries giving rise to both were sustained several weeks before such termination and in the interim the plaintiff was treated as an outpatient by his doctor without benefit of hospitalization or surgery. The trial court predicated coverage on the fact that the injuries were received during the time that the policy was in effect notwithstanding that hospital and surgery expense did not occur and…