Sturmberg v. Travelers Protective Ass'n of America

DAWKINS, District Judge.

Plaintiff sued in the statf court of Texas, on a policy of accident insurance, claiming injuries which caused total disability, entitling him to recover the stipulated sum of $50 per week for 104 weeks, statutory penalties, and attorney’s fees under the law of the state. The case was removed to the court below on the ground of diverse citizenship. After the evidence was all in, the court, on motion of the defendant, directed a verdict in its favor. It, therefore, becomes our .duty to examine the record to see if there was substantial evidence from which a reasonable…