Travelers Insurance Company v. Warner

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Groves.

The husband of defendant in error lost his life in an airplane accident. She brought action against the plaintiff in error insurance company to recover under a $5,000 accident policy. The case was presented to the district court under a stipulated set of facts, and the plaintiff prevailed. The pivotal question involved, as we view the matter, is whether the decedent was serving ás a member of the craft’s “crew” at the time of the accident.

Parenthetically, it is noted that an action arising from the same accident but under another policy was the subject of review…