Boyd Black, Cross-Appellant v. Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Underwriters, Inc., Cross-Appellee

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This diversity insurance case 1 requires us to interpret Mississippi .law. A truck owned by plaintiff Black was destroyed in a collision with a car on July 18, 1975, in Choctaw County, Miss. However, 11 days before the wreck, defendant insurance company had mailed notice of cancellation to Black, advising him that his insurance policy covering the truck would be cancelled on July 17 for nonpayment of premium. The company refused to pay Black’s ensuing claim on the ground that the policy had been cancelled on the day prior to the accident, and this suit followed.

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