Ganahl v. Certain Individuals

This is an appeal from an order granting the defendants ’ motion for a new trial in a ease involving a disability insurance policy.

Chronologically, events occurred as follows: Plaintiff was employed as an aircraft traffic control officer from a time in 1950 to sometime in July 1956.

On or about March 9, 1955, while on the job at the Santa Monica Airport, plaintiff fell down a flight of stairs. He went to the hospital for an examination as a result of the fall and stayed home from work for four or five days. Later he took a course of treatments with Dr. R. Lewis, M.D., and Dr. John E. Bergmann,…