AMERICAN HOSPITAL & LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. McQUERRY

No. 15212.

221 F.2d 905 (1955)

AMERICAN HOSPITAL AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Bill McQUERRY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

April 26, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. W. Barron, Little Rock, Ark. (Rose, Meek, House, Barron & Nash, Little Rock, Ark., were with him on the brief), for appellant.

W. A. Eldredge, Jr., Little Rock, Ark. (Pat Mehaffy, and Mehaffy, Smith & Williams, Little Rock, Ark., were with him on the brief), for appellee.

Before GARDNER, Chief Judge, and WOODROUGH and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

Federal jurisdiction exists in this case by reason of diversity of citizenship and amount involved.

Plaintiff's action was based on the claim set forth in his complaint that a contract of insurance was entered into between the defendant insurance company and himself on August 25, 1953, by which defendant, in consideration of plaintiff's initial quarterly premium of $18.79 then paid to it, insured plaintiff against loss from total...

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