STATE v. AETNA LIFE INS. CO.


205 A.D.2d 1012 (1994)

614 N.Y.S.2d 66

State of New York, Appellant, v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Respondent, et al., Defendants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

June 30, 1994


Casey, J.

At issue on this appeal is whether Mental Hygiene Law § 43.03 (a) authorizes plaintiff to commence a direct action against an insurer to recover the fees for services rendered to an insured by a facility of the State Office of Mental Health. Supreme Court held that Mental Hygiene Law § 43.03 (a) did not authorize such an action and dismissed plaintiff's complaint against defendant Aetna Life Insurance Company. We affirm.

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