Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Henry

The appellee, as plaintiff, sued appellant on a policy of life insurance which also provided for disability benefits. The issues were made up by a complaint in one paragraph and an answer in general denial. There was a verdict and judgment for appellee and a motion for a new trial, which was denied.

The policy provided that within six months after receipt by the appellant at its home office of proof of the insured’s permanent disability, it would pay certain specified sums. No time was fixed within which such proof was to be made. The undisputed evidence shows that appellee became permanently…