Federal Life Ins. Co. v. O'connell's Committee

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

Cornelius Jolm O’Connell’s committee lias recovered a judgment for $1,875 against the Federal Life Insurance Company for illness indemnities under the provisions of a health and accident insurance policy which was issued to the insured August 23, 1920. The sole question presented is whether the insured is entitled to illness indemnity under clause (h) or clause (i) of the policy, which read:

“(h) In the event that the Insured shall suffer from and continuously and necessarily be confined within the house by bodily illness, not hereinafter excepted,…