Laidlaw v. Commercial Insurance Co. of Newark

THOMAS J. STAHLER, Justice. *

Walter Laidlaw brought this action against the Commercial Insurance Company of Newark, New Jersey, seeking total disability benefits allegedly due under an insurance policy. The district court sitting without a jury awarded plaintiff the disability benefits. Defendant appeals from the denial of its motion for amended findings or, in the alternative, for a new trial and from the judgment. We affirm.

In 1960, plaintiff, an attorney, obtained a “Professional Men’s Disability Policy” with defendant. The policy provided for the payment of specified sums in the event of…