Sumner v. Travelers Indemnity Co.

On October 5, 1962, the appellants, Walter Lee Sumner and Ruby Lee Sumner, his wife, filed a declaration seeking a declaratory judgment in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County against the appellee, The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers), and the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board. The declaration alleged as follows. Since 1957, Travelers had insured the appellants against personal liability arising out of the use of their automobiles. The necessary transactions were carried on through the company’s agent, C. D. James, until March 1962, at which time James informed the…