Wilma Highsmith v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is a diversity action brought by plaintiff Wilma Highsmith against defendant Aetna Casualty & Surety Company for $13,322.25, plus interest and costs, under a public liability insurance policy issued by Aetna to the “Commissioners of Jefferson County Highway Dept., Jefferson County, Illinois.” Prior to the instant action plaintiff had brought a personal injuiy suit in the federal district court for damages against the County of Jefferson, Illinois. Plaintiff claimed that on December 24, 1958, while a passenger in an automobile, she was injured in a highway accident…