Ridge Tool Co. v. Silva

Plaintiffs-appellants, Ridge Tool Company (“Ridge”) and its parent company, the Emerson Electric Company, appeal the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants-appellees, Kenneth M. Silva and Diann Harlan.

Diann Harlan, formerly Diann Silva, was an employee of appellant Ridge. Diann was covered under a medical benefits plan set up and administered by appellants. Sometime in 1982 Kenneth Silva suffered injuries allegedly caused by the malpractice of a local chiropractor. During the years 1982 to 1983 appellants paid a portion of the medical expenses Kenneth incurred in…