Massengill v. Aetna Life Insurance

CALOGERO, Justice.

Plaintiff John B. Massengill, a former employee of Owens-Illinois Glass Company, retired as totally disabled because of a back condition in the year 1967 at the age of 56. For nine years, he received monthly disability benefits under a group policy issued by Aetna Life Insurance Company to Owens-Illinois Glass Company for its employees. For that inclusive period, the policy provided for payments whether the disability was caused by injury or by disease. Under the policy, however, the covered employee is no longer entitled to such payments after age 65 if the disability was…