Roderick v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

This is an action by plaintiff, Wilford Roderick, to recover from defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, certain total and permanent disability benefits alleged to be due him under a policy of group insurance issued by defendant to the St. Joseph Lead Company for the benefit and protection of the latter's employees of whom plaintiff was one until the time of the termination of his employment on December 23, 1930.

The disability clause of the policy provided that upon receipt at its home office in New York City of due proof that any employee, while insured under the policy, and prior…