Hamrick v. Hospital Service Corp. of Rhode Island

This is an action for declaratory judgment brought pursuant to Super. R. Civ. P. 57, in which the plaintiffs seek to have the defendant's subrogation lien on proceeds of a settlement by the plaintiffs of a civil action against a third-party tort-feasor for personal injuries declared null and void. The plaintiffs moved for summary judgment, which motion was granted by the Superior Court. The defendant is now prosecuting an appeal therefrom to this court.

The facts are that in November of 1968, plaintiff, Miles Hamrick, an employee of the Union Paper Company, signed an application for himself…