Gannaway v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. of Detroit

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

This action presents for determination the liability of the insurance company on its accident policy insuring Clarence Gannaway with double indemnity in the event death should result from bodily injuries effected through accidental means while the insured was driving or riding in an automobile.

Plaintiff is the nominated beneficiary in the policy and the surviving widow of the insured. She instituted the suit in the state court alleging that the policy was dated January 17, 1928, and provided-for an annual premium of $27.50; that F. H. Palmer was the agent of the company…