Ayers v. Massachusetts Blue Cross, Inc.

This complaint was brought by the administrators of the estate of one Marion H. Marshall (the decedent) against Massachusetts Blue Cross, Inc. (Blue Cross), and Massachusetts Blue Shield, Inc. (Blue Shield), for a declaration that her estate is entitled to receive benefits on account of various medical services rendered to her between April 1,1971, the effective date of her “subscriber’s certificates,” and August 1, 1972, the date of her death.1 The defendants contend that their contracts with the decedent were validly terminated, retroactive to their effective date, due to misrepresentations…