Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Weartz

GUDGEL, Judge:

In this case an insurance company appeals from an adverse judgment in a suit filed to recover total disability benefits which were alleged to be due under the terms of an insurance contract. The insurance company claims that the trial court erred in failing to grant its motion for a directed verdict. We disagree. Consequently, we affirm.

Appellee, Clara Weartz, is the personal representative of Edward C. Weartz. Weartz, a plumber’s helper, was covered under a group disability policy obtained by his employer from appellant Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company (Colonial). The…