John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Poss

Birdsong, Judge.

Contract of insurance. The insured employee, Virgil Poss, was employed by Armour and Company as a truck delivery driver delivering cuts of frozen and/or fresh meat to various customers. Poss’ responsibilities included the loading of his truck, the delivery of the meat products to the customers’ place of business, and off-loading the meat into the customers’ place of business. He was required to drive intrastate and interstate distances, often remaining overnight. The cuts of meat ran in weight from packaged small cuts weighing 20 to 30 pounds a package to sides of beef…