Boyett v. Wester
Supreme Court of Georgia
1DissentHunstein, Justice
In rendering the judgment in this divorce action, the trial court first recited the language used by the jury in its verdict, finding Donald Boyett responsible for providing “Health Insurance along with Deductible & co-payments” for the couple’s twin sons, and then translated “Health insurance” into “major medical health insurance.” Two years later, at the hearing on Wester’s contempt action, it was established that although Boyett had obtained what his insurance agent denominated a “major medical” policy, it actually covered only basic hospital and surgery expenses and did not cover other…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kaufmann v. KaufmannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Everett v. EverettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Stringer v. StringerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980