Sindelar v. Canada Transport, Inc.

The appellee and cross-appellant, Anthony J. Sindelar, filed suit against the appellants and cross-appellees, Canada Transport, Inc., and Central Transportation Company, Inc. (the companies), to recover the cash value of a life insurance policy. Sindelar alleged that the cash value of the policy, which was purchased by the companies on Sindelar’s life, was to be paid to him at the time he left the employment of the companies. The district court for Madison County entered judgment on a jury verdict for Sindelar in the amount of $111,745. Both parties appeal.

Sindelar began working with the…