Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Stalworth

This is an action on a policy of group insurance, to recover benefits payable for total disability arising during the employment of the insured by the defendant. The policy provides, among other things: “ (b) Temporary disability insurance, benefits under which are payable weekly while the employee is wholly and continuously disabled as a result of bodily injury or disease, so as to be prevented thereby from engaging in any occupation or performing any work for wage or profit. Such benefit will not be payable for the first seven days of disablement, nor for more than fifty-two weeks for any…