Legal Opinion
Betty and Stanley Ross v. Western Fidelity Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1989No. 88-4465PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Betty and Stanley Ross appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claim for insurance coverage of their infant daughter’s heart operation. Because the pre-existing-conditions clauses of the insurance policy do not exclude coverage of their daughter’s heart condition, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
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Jennifer Ross was bom on February 19, 1986. Later that day, after experiencing respiratory distress and cyanosis (turning blue), she was transferred to an intensive care unit where she was given oxygen and evaluated further. Evaluation included a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Odie Joe Reid v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Shaw v. BurchfieldMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Pfisterer v. NobleMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
- National Life and Acc. Ins. Co. v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Truehart v. BlandonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Kasler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Trustees of the Northwest Laundry and Dry Cleaners Health & Welfare Trust Fund v. Stanislaw R. BurzynskiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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