Ripley v. Railway Passengers Assur. Co.

WITHEY, District Judge.

The Railway Passengers’ Assurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., issued to W. J. Ripley, May 18, 18G9, a policy or ticket of insurance, the terms of which are as follows: “The Railway Passengers’ Assurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, will indemnify the insured by this ticket, in the sum of twenty-five dollars per week, against loss of time, not exceeding twenty-six consecutive weeks, while totally disabled and prevented from all kinds of business, by reason of bodily injuries, effected from violent and accidental means, or will pay the sum of five thousand dollars…