Lincoln National Life Insurance v. Commonwealth Corrugated Container Corp.

This is the appeal of an insurance case involving a coverage question under a group policy. Specifically, the issue is whether an employee was “actively at work” when the policy became effective to enable him to qualify for life insurance benefits under the contract.

Anthony J. Bagley died on August 8, 1977 at a Richmond hospital where he had been confined for nearly two weeks. At the time of his death, Bagley was 65 years of age and employed as a salesman for appellee Commonwealth Corrugated Container Corporation. Bagley also was Chairman of the corporation’s Board of Directors and a…