McCarthy v. Louisville Cartage Co., Inc.

WEST, Judge.

Sheila McCarthy, wife and executrix of the deceased employee of the appellee, Louisville Cartage Company, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s grant of directed verdict in her action to recover the value of a life insurance policy allegedly promised as part of her husband’s employment compensation and then cancelled without notice. The trial court, in essence, ruled that since the life insurance policy premiums were paid solely by the employer and the employer was under no legal duty to provide such coverage, its cancellation did not give rise to a cause of action. The appellant…