LANHAM v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD

No. 3097.

338 S.C. 343 (2000)

526 S.E.2d 253

Melvin E. LANHAM, Appellant, v. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 10, 2000.

Rehearing Denied April 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Richardson, Jr. and J. Layne Birdsong, of Svalina, Richardson & Larson, of Columbia, for appellant.

Hoover C. Blanton and Ruskin C. Foster, of McCutchen, Blanton, Rhodes & Johnson, of Columbia, for respondent.


HUFF, Judge:

Melvin Lanham appeals the summary dismissal of his action against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. In the action, Lanham alleged breach of contract and bad faith in the cancellation of his health insurance policy. The circuit court judge granted Blue Cross's motion for summary judgment on the grounds Lanham knew of his liver condition and misrepresented his health status at the time he submitted his application or alternatively that Lanham...

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