Legal Opinion

Benefit Trust Life Insurance Co. v. Waggoner

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 29, 1985No. 1-484A97PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Benefit Trust Life Insurance Company, defendant-appellant, appeals the trial court's judgment granting Talmadge Wag-goner disability benefits pursuant to a group long-term disability insurance contract that Benefit Trust had with his employer.

Benefit Trust raises three issues on appeal: 1) that the trial court erred by denying its motions for judgment on the evidence because Waggoner failed to prove he was disabled; 2) that Waggoner failed to satisfy a condition precedent in the insurance contract because he was not under the care and treatment of a doctor who is licensed to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Litzelswope v. MitchellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Barmet of Indiana, Inc. v. Security Insurance GroupIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Freeman v. Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. of LouisvilleIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. National Fleet Supply, Inc. v. FairchildIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. Clark Mutual Life Insurance v. LewisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Eli Lilly & Co. v. Home Insurance Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Midland-Guardian Co. v. United Consumers Club, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Brane v. RothIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Horine v. Greencastle Production Credit Ass'nIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. ITT Industrial Credit Co. v. R.T.M. Development Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987

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