Shanahan v. Shelby Mutual Insurance

HEDRICK, Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether the evidence, when considered in the light most favorable to plaintiff, is sufficient to require submission to the jury the issue of whether plaintiff was totally disabled, as defined in the insurance policy, from and after 15 March 1971.

The material evidence offered by plaintiff tends to show the following:

Plaintiff was the exclusive “sales representative” for Jant-zen, Inc., in an area covering western North Carolina and a portion of western Virginia. Plaintiff testified that he was responsible for the promotion and advertising of…