Grover T. Davis, Jr., and Mrs. Hildegarde Matthews and Mrs. Mary Kathleen McIntyre v. Vernie Williams

J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge.

The Maryland Casualty Company offered a reward of up to $35,000.00 for information leading to the recovery of certain monies stolen from the State of West Virginia and to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the crime. The reward terms provided that a board of prominent citizens should have final authority to pass on all claims. Upon recovery of the stolen money, ten claimants came forward, and the board awarded the funds to three of them. A disappointed claimant brought suit against the Casualty Company claiming breach of the terms of the reward…