Dayal v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance

WELLS, Judge.

The policy of insurance on which plaintiff sued contained an exclusion “for treatment of bodily injuries arising from or in the course of any employment.” The trial court in rendering judgment for defendant, concluded that the accident which caused plaintiff Manjit Dayal’s injuries did not “arise from” Dayal’s employment, but did occur “in the course” of such employment. We disagree, and therefore reverse.

The identical exclusionary language relied on by defendant has come before this court once before, where we ruled that the phrase “arising from or in the course of’ employment…