Montgomery Ward & Co. v. Williams

This is a law action for the recovery of $625 paid to defendant for a claim growing out of an accident while defendant was a member in a group health and accident insurance plan established and operated by plaintiff for its employees.

Plaintiff, Montgomery Ward & Company, is an Illinois corporation authorized to do business in Michigan. In 1945, it operated one of its stores in Manistee, Michigan, with Vincent Ward as store manager and defendant, Charles 0. Williams, as manager of the furniture and appliance departments. The in sur anee plan provided that no benefits would be payable in…