STANDARD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. OWENS

No. 73-301.

507 S.W.2d 704 (1974)

STANDARD LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. W. OWENS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brown, Compton & Prewett by William I. Prewett, El Dorado, for appellant.

Shackleford & Shackleford, El Dorado, for appellee.


GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action by the appellee Owens upon a mortgage protection policy which provided monthly benefits for total disability caused by "sickness commencing more than thirty (30) days after the effective date of the insurance." The jury returned a verdict for Owens in a sum somewhat less than the amount sued for. The insurer's only contention for reversal is that it was entitled to a directed verdict on the ground that Owens' sickness...

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