William Fred Dowell v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

THOMSEN, Senior District Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a decision of the district judge, sitting without a jury, which allowed defendant-appellee certain credits against payments to plaintiff under a group policy. The policy had been issued by defendant to the corporation which employed plaintiff until January 13, 1966, when he received an injury in the course of his employment, which has totally disabled him since that date. 1 Defendant had issued to plaintiff a “Group Insurance Certificate Long Term Disability Benefits,” which set out in detail plaintiff’s rights under the group policy.

The…