Jackson v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.

SPERRY, Commissioner.

This is a suit on a “health and accident” insurance policy issued to plaintiff by defendant. Trial to the court resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $642. Defendant appeals.

Defendant contends that it is not liable but concedes that, if plaintiff is entitled to recover, the amount of the judgment is correct.

Plaintiff was an auditor, in the employment of the Government. For ten years he was insured under a health and accident policy issued by a company other than defendant. Sometime prior to March 1, 1955, defendant issued its group policy to the union of…