Pilgrim Health & Life Insurance v. Jenkins

1. Upon the trial of a suit to recover under an insurance policy for an accident benefit,, where the only provision in the policy appearing in the record, either in the pleadings or in the evidence, with reference to making application for accident benefits under the policy is that, “application for benefit must be submitted to the nearest office of the company, and blanks filled by attending physician,” it is not essential to the insured’s right to recover that the company be furnished a certificate for each week during the disability; and where it appears, from the evidence, that the…