Eller v. Guthrie

The issues are simple, but the pleadings are profuse and prolix, and cover almost seventy pages of the abstract. The appellee, who has practiced law in Des Moines for many years, carried an accident policy, in the appellant company. On January 21, 1937, he claims to have been injured in an accidental fall on an icy sidewalk, which totally disables him from performing his work. The insurer paid compensation, under the policy, to February 11, 1937, for three weeks total disability and two weeks partial disability. Later plaintiff brought action at law against the insurer, claiming total…