Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hartford v. Robertson

Ralph W. Robertson was employed by the Goodrich Rubber Company at Davenport, Iowa. By virtue of this employment he held two certificates entitling him to participate in the benefits of a group policy of insurance taken out by his employer on the lives of its employees for their benefit, which group policy was issued by the appellant insurance company. Premiums were paid by the employer and were deducted from the salaries of the employees. Those due by Robertson had been fully paid at the time of his disappearance on February 7, 1935. These certificates provided that they should automatically…