Gurantee Trust Life Ins. v. Koenig

Frank Holt, Justice.

The appellee, the insured, suffered a heart attack and the appellant, the insurer, paid him $100.00 per month for approximately two years. The appellant refused further payments upon the basis that appellee could no longer show his sickness required continuous house confinement within the meaning of the insurance policy. The jury resolved the issue in favor of the appellee and from a judgment accordingly is this appeal.

The pertinent portion of the insurance policy provides :

“If the Insured, because of such sickness, shall be continuously confined within doors and regularly…