Lombardi v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

On December 1, 1926, Joseph Lombardi became insured for $1,000, and on September 1, 1928, for an additional $1,000, under a group insurance plan of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The policy was taken out by the General Motors Corporation for employees of the Buick Motor Company, one of its divisions by whom Lombardi was employed, the employer paying part of the premium and the balance being paid by the employee through deduction from his earnings each month. The policy provided for temporary disability benefits under certain conditions for a limited period, a provision not involved…