Wolcott v. United Life & Accident Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by Edwin H. Wolcott against the United Life & Accident Insurance Association to recover weekly payments for total disability. On the filing of the report of the referee to whom the ease was referred, judgment was entered for plaintiff, from which defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
The action is upon a policy of insurance issued by the defendant to the plaintiff in November, 1887, whereby the defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff, in case of total disability resulting from external, violent, and accidental injury, the sum of $25 per week, but not to exceed 26 weeks in any one year. In the month of July, 1888, the plaintiff, it is conceded, met with an accident by which his hip was injured, without fault on his part, and was totally disabled for a period of at least two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, supposing himself to be substantially recovered, and able to…
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