STEAD v. BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA

SC 977.

310 So.2d 469 (1975)

In re Eston H. STEAD, Jr. v. BLUE CROSS-BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA, a corporation. Ex parte Eston H. Stead, Jr.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied April 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lavette, Birmingham, for petitioner.

J. Gusty Yearout, Birmingham, for respondent.


FAULKNER, Justice.

Petitioner filed his original complaint against Blue Cross-Blue Shield on February 21, 1972, claiming damages of $6,000 for breach of a policy of insurance issued to him on October 1, 1970. Blue Cross denied the claim because of pre-existing illness. It appears that petitioner had a history of drug addiction and schizophrenia. The policy contained a provision which required the policy to be in effect for a minimum of nine months for a condition...

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