Cotton v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fisi-iburne.

The respondent obtained a judgment against the insurance company for $2,000.00 for total and permanent disability, upon a certificate issued to him on January 1, 1931, under a group policy held by Winnsboro Mills. He had been an employee of Winnsboro Mills continuously for a period of twenty-one years preceding his discharge, which became effective June 6, 1933.

The Circuit Court overruled a motion for a directed verdict based upon the ground that the only reasonable inference to be drawn from the testimony is that the insured…