Zeigler v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

The appellant herein, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, hereinafter referred to as the Insurance Company, issued to the Chicago, Great Western Railroad Company, hereinafter referred to as the Railroad Company, a policy of group life insurance about the first of January, 1931, covering all of the employees of the Railroad Company who should elect to participate therein. Under the plan adopted, the Railroad Company and the employees both contributed to the premium payments. The Railroad Company made the payments and deducted the employee’s share from his pay check.…