Legal Opinion
Capps v. General Accident Fire & Life Assur. Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 16, 1950No. Civ. A. No. 4893PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CONNALLY, District Judge.
The plaintiff C. C. Capps, doing business as “C & C Drilling Company”, filed this action in the District Court of Brazos County, Texas, to recover damages from the defendant General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp., Ltd., alleging a wrongful failure to issue a policy of workmen’s compensation insurance to the plaintiff as an employer. The action was removed to this Court on diversity of citizenship.
During the year 1948 and some time prior thereto, the plaintiff was engaged in the business of drilling shallow wells in and near Brazos County, Texas. The plaintiff…
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