Reed v. Loyal Protective Ass'n
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Eaton; Smith, J. Assumpsit by Watson Reed against the Loyal Protective Association on a policy of insurance. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiff, a policy holder, sued the defendant for sick benefit claimed thereunder, in justice’s court, where he recovered a judgment for $170. On appeal the learned circuit judge restricted the jury to a verdict for $60, and, from a judgment for that sum, the defendant has appealed.
We infer that the plaintiff was hurt through a fall in his barn, and the testimony indicates that his recovery from the effects of the fall was not complete for some months. The accident happened on October 24th or 26th. A physician was at once called, and his last visit at the home of plaintiff was on October…
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