Williams v. Benefit Trust Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is an action on an “Accident and Sickness Income” insurance policy.

The insured will be referred to as plaintiff and the insurance company as defendant.

Basically, the dispute arises over the question as to which benefits of the policy apply—sickness or accident.

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor.

Plaintiff has appealed from that ruling.

A copy of the entire policy is not included in the record on appeal. Portions of it are abstracted. Other portions are set out in…