Tabuteau v. London Guarantee & Accident Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This is. an action in assumpsit upon an accident insurance policy issued to plaintiff by defendant. The policy provides that certain weekly payments would be made for total disability accidentally sustained, and certain lesser payments for partial disability, if the insured be disabled by accidental injuries “to the extent that he is unable to perform one or more important daily duties pertaining to his occupation.” Plaintiff claims that he accidentally sustained personal injuries, consisting of a double incomplete inguinal hernia, which totally disabled him from…