Legal Opinion
Marlatt v. United Farm Bureau Family Life Insurance Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 1994No. 16A01-9401-CV-3PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Today, we decide a question of first impression in Indiana: Is an insurance company required to pay its insured for medical expenses when Medicare covers the same expenses?
Appellants-plaintiffs Frank A. Marlatt, Wayne Marlatt and Lois A. Hatfield, Personal Representative of the Estate of Edgar A. Marlatt, (collectively Estate) contest the summary judgment in favor of the appellee-defendant United Farm Bureau Family Life Insurance Co. (UFB).
FACTS
In 1953, Edgar purchased a hospital and surgical expense policy from Hoosier Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co, UFB’s predecessor. In 1958,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Black v. American Bankers Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Johnson County Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass'n v. Indiana Department of State RevenueIndiana Tax Court · 1991
- Perryman v. Huber, Hunt & Nichols, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Pierce v. Bank One-Franklin, NAIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- Niles v. American Bankers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Piers v. American United Life InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- American Family Mutual Insurance v. WeltonDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1996
- Awbrey v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1997