Prudence Life Insurance v. Cochran

PATTERSON, Justice.

This appeal arises from the Circuit Court of George County where the plaintiff sought payment under the terms of an insurance policy issued by the defendant for disabling sickness. The cause was heard by the court without benefit of jury and resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals here assigning as error, among other things, the following:

The trial court erred in finding and holding that plaintiff was entitled to recover for rheumatoid arthritis since the plaintiff’s proof conclusively shows this disabling sickness was “contracted” or “commenced”…