Strange ex rel. Strange v. Krebs

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by appellant-garnishee, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company (USF&G), from the granting of a Writ of Garnishment against it. The issue presented is whether forbearance to cancel an insurance policy on its renewal date constitutes valid consideration for a student exclusion endorsement to the policy under Mississippi law. Because we found no clear controlling precedent in the decisions of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, we certified1 the case to the Mississippi Supreme Court.2 Strange v. Krebs, 658 F.2d 268 (5th Cir. 1981).

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