Cox v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United States

This is an action to recover disability benefits under an insurance policy providing for monthly payments should the insured become totally and permanently disabled before the age of sixty years.

John T. Cox signed an application for a $3000 policy of life insurance in the defendant insurance company, on September 14, 1923. The policy was issued on December 10, 1923, providing for premiums to be paid on the 22d of September of each year.

The policy also provides for a “disability-annuity” of $30 per month if insured becomes totally and permanently disabled before the age of sixty, which…