American Life Insurance Co. v. Moore

Judgment was recovered below upon a group accident policy issued by appellant to appellee Moore. The claim arose from the death of Dink Looney, one of Moore’s employees and the husband of appellee Docia Looney. For reversal it is contended only that a verdict should have been directed for the insurer.

Looney’s employer is a sawmill operator. While cutting timber on May 31, 1948, Looney accidentally sustained a compound fracture of his right leg. He was taken to a hospital for an operation by which the fracture was reduced. The leg was placed in a cast, and after eleven days the patient was…