John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Cooper

COLEMAN, Justice.

T?his is a suit for benefits under a group medical and hospitalization insurance policy. At the conclusion of all testimony, the trial court instructed a verdict for the plaintiff. The question to be determined is the existence or not of an issue of fact as to whether, on the date of the termination of her employment with the Bell Finance Company, Thelma M. Cooper was totally disabled, as that term is defined in the policy of insurance, and, if she was, whether such disability continued throughout the period for which benefits are claimed.

Appellant Insurance Company concedes…