Wolff v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance

This is an appeal from a judgment upon a verdict for plaintiff awarding disability benefits under three disability policies owned by plaintiff.

The plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident on January 14, 1960. At that time he was insured under three accident policies which had been assumed by the defendant, two from Automobile Owners Association Insurance Co. and one from Peerless Life Insurance Co. The three policies each contain similar provisions.

Efforts to characterize parts of the policies as “bold type” or “small print” cause us to reproduce pertinent page one of Plaintiff’s…