Parker v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The plaintiff, Edgar Parker, seeks to recover from the defendant, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company, the benefits provided under a group insurance policy for the loss of a leg. The plaintiff contends that he accidentally stepped upon a nail that penetrated his shoe causing a puncture wound of his foot and eventually the amputation of his leg after gangrene developed from the wound. The defendant argues that the loss is excluded from coverage under the policy. The Chancellor tried the case without a jury and found the issues in favor of the plaintiff and…