Mrs. Net v. Tyler, Administratrix of the Estate of Cecil H. Tyler, Deceased v. Insurance Company of North America, Inc.

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge;

While preparing to launch a fishing boat then on a boat trailer hitched to an automobile, the Insured, Cecil Tyler, was severely injured and subsequently died. His widow brought suit for $50,000.00 under an accident policy covering death or injury from certain vehicular-related accidents. 1 On the basis of the pleadings and a deposition by Tyler’s son-in-law, who was present at the scene of the accident, the District Court granted insurer’s motion for summary judgment.

Because Alabama law is uncertain in regard to the interpretation of several vital phrases in the…