Dawes Mining Co. v. Callahan
What is the legal issue? The review is on Dawes Mining Co. v. Callahan, 154 Ga.App.229, 267 S. E.2d 830 (1980), in which the Court of Appeals held that when an employer changes its group health insurance policy on employees and the employees are incorrectly advised that the coverage under the new policy is the same as under the old policy, an employee can insurance coverage, and can recover such damages as result from the difference in coverage.
What are the main facts of the case?
Callahan was first employed by appellant Dawes Mining Co. in 1957 as an hourly wage earner. Callahan started participating in Dawes' group health insurance program. In 1975, without consulting the employees, Dawes changed coverage from the existing insurer to another insurance company. The insurer's representative said the coverage was the same as under the former policy and said nothing about exclusion of coverage for pre-existing illnesses. Callahan, who could not......
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