TRAVELERS INS. CO. v. READING

No. 6899.

104 F.2d 257 (1939)

TRAVELERS INS. CO. v. READING.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Cupp, John B. Cupp, and Clyde E. Williamson, all of Williamsport, Pa., for appellant.

Thomas Wood, and Wm. H. Wood, both of Williamsport, Pa., for appellee.

Before BIGGS, MARIS, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


BIGGS, Circuit Judge.

John G. Reading, Jr., upon August 21, 1893, entered into a contract of insurance with The Travelers Insurance Company, the appellant. This contract was described by its own terms as a "Special Contract" and lacks clarity. It provided, among other things, that the appellant, in return for an annual premium of $478.88 to be paid by Reading throughout his lifetime, would pay $37,500 to Clara F. Reading, the wife of John G. Reading, Jr., and the...

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