Legal Opinion
Cole v. Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 2009No. 25162PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] Dellas Cole (Dellas) and Margie Cole (Margie) submitted an application for health insurance coverage to Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc. (Wellmark). Della Tschetter (Tschetter), an independent insurance agent, assisted Coles with the application process. Wellmark claimed it mailed riders for exclusions to Coles at their home address. It further claimed it denied Coles’ application when they failed to return signed riders as requested by Wellmark. Coles claimed they did not receive the riders, rejection notice, or the premium refund. After their daughter was…
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- Taggart v. Ford Motor Credit Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
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