Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Myers

Joseph C. Myers, the plaintiff in the trial court, while in the employ of the Chevrolet Motor Company, in the city of Detroit, Mich., became insured under what is known as a group life insurance policy, issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, defendant. His work was that of assembling the heavier parts of the chassis, such as wheels and axles, for which he was paid from $45.00 to $60.00 a week. During the period of this *824employment he contracted Hodgkin’s disease, necessitating a discontinuance of his employment on March 31, 1929. In April, 1929, he returned to his home at Roanoke,…