Doughty v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Bonniwell, J.,

This is a rule for leave to amend the statement of claim in an action brought by a beneficiary under a group life insurance policy. Plaintiff first sought a recovery of death benefits, but now seeks disability benefits.

*259The ground on which plaintiff requests leave to amend is that the policy provides that in the event the insured become totally and permanently disabled, prior to his sixtieth birthday, as the result of bodily injury or disease, so as to be prevented permanently from engaging in any occupation and performing any work for wage or profit, the company would, three…