McDonald v. American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus

|?Defendant, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), appeals a summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Benny A. McDonald, decreeing that Mr. McDonald was entitled to coverage for successive twelve-month periods of short-term disability benefits for the same continuing disability, after waiting a period of 180 days between claims. The judgment further denied Aflac’s cross-motion for summary judgment, to which Aflac has filed an application for a writ of supervisory review. For the following reasons, we reverse the judgment on appeal and grant the writ filed by Aflac.

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