Merryman v. Employers National Life Insurance Co.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

This is a suit upon an accident insurance policy. Trial was by jury, but at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the case was withdrawn from the jury and judgment rendered for defendant. The parties will be referred to here as they were in the trial court.

The evidence shows that Chambers County carried a group insurance policy for the benefit of its employees with the defendant. Plaintiff was employed as a deputy sheriff and sustained a broken leg while making an investigation. This injury resulted in the leg having to be amputated. Plaintiff brought this suit for the loss…