Owl Electric Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

deliverd the opinion of the court:

The Owl Electric Co., Inc. (hereafter Owl) instituted this proceeding in order to obtain a judicial declaration that a Workmen’s Compensation Insurance Policy issued to it on December 31, 1966, was in full force and effect on August 5, 1967, when one of its employees sustained a fatal injury. The insurer, the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. (hereafter U.S.F. & G.) denied coverage and alleged affirmatively that the policy had been cancelled for non-payment of premium in accordance with the terms of the policy by the mailing of a notice of cancellation…