Sheets v. Farmers & Merchants Mutual Life & Casualty Ass'n

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action brought by Fred T. Sheets against the insurance company in which the plaintiff recovered a judgment for $160.70. The defendants appeal.

*357The policy contained the following health indemnity clause:

“C. Sec. (a). Confining sickness. If the insured shall suffer from any bodily sickness or disease . . . which renders him continuously unable to transact each and every part of his business duties, and which is contracted and begins after this policy has been maintained in continuous force for thirty consecutive days, the…