Occidental Life Insurance v. Lazzaro

The appellant insurance company has appealed from a declaratory judgment rendered in a suit filed by the appellee insured. The trial court held that the appellee was entitled to receive total disability benefits under the policy, granted judgment for amounts due to date of the judgment, and provided that the appellee “is to receive all future benefits as provided for in said policy in the amount of $200 per month from the date of this order”.

For the disability involved, the policy by its terms provided for payment of $200 per month for two years. The effective date for the start of such…