Boult v. Maryland Casualty Co.

McCORD, Circuit Judge.

On May 16, 1916, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland issued a combination sickness and accident insurance policy to Richard W. Boult of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Later the policy was assumed by Maryland Casualty Company and carried in full force by it until the death of the insured on March 7, 1938. The beneficiary, Mrs. Ida C. Boult, wife of Richard W. Boult, brought suit on the policy in the state court and alleged that her husband died as the result of an automobile accident. The cause was removed to the United States District Court and was there tried to a jury.…