Gust v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action on an insurance policy. Judgment was for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

Appellee is a coal miner. In 1929 he was employed by the Cowan Coal Company. While so employed he received an injury which resulted in the loss of the sight of one eye. He brought an action before the commissioner of workmen’s compensation for the state and was awarded compensation. This award was appealed to the district court and sustained. Two days after the award was sustained Hal C. Cowan, as a sole trader and doing business as the Cowan Coal…