Walsh v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of plaintiff, entered April 18,1983 in Franklin County, upon a decision of the court at Trial Term (Viscardi, J.), without a jury. 11 At issue on this appeal is whether the trial court properly found that defendant insurer should be equitably estopped from denying reimbursement to plaintiff, its insured under a group medical insurance policy, for certain payments made by plaintiff for health care services rendered to his wife. We conclude that the trial court did err in so finding and reverse the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff. 1…