Hanlon v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

HATCHER, Special Commissioner.

This appeal involves the construction of a group life insurance policy carried by Fawcett-Haynes Printing Company on its employees. Appellant, Harriet Hanlon, is the surviving widow of John Hanlon, a former employee of Fawcett-Haynes, who died on January 10, 1970. The issue involved is whether or not Aetna’s policy covered John at the time of his death.

Fawcett had carried the life coverage policy with Aetna on its employees since 1938. Prior to his death, John had been an employee for some ten years. On November 22, 1969, John was interviewed by an employer in…