Romanus v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SC

Littlejohn, Justice:

The defendant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, has appealed from the order of the lower court which granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Anthony T. Romanus. The agreed statement of fact, as appears in the transcript, is as follows :

“This action was brought on September 9, 1976 to recover under a Blue Cross and Blue Shield contract for payment of hospital and medical expenses incurred by the Plaintiff in the stipulated amount of $20,000.00 arising out of an injury to his dependent son, Terry Romanus. On March 1, 1976, while employed by Berkeley…