Thompson v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Coster Thompson, Sr., contracted pulmonary tuberculosis some time in December of 1945. Although he continued working at the Clairton Works of the United States Steel Corporation until April 26, 1946, his condition deteriorated rapidly from the inception of the disease. Because of the contagious nature of his illness, his wife, Lenora Thompson, appellant, was advised to live separately from her husband, which she did, although she visited him regularly until his death on January 16, 1947. Unbeknownst to Mrs. Thompson, at the time of her husband’s death, she was…