JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. DE COSTA

No. 6189.

88 F.2d 479 (1937)

JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO. v. DE COSTA.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira Jewell Williams, Charles M. Willits, and Brown & Williams, all of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Joseph L. Wase and Morris W. Kolander, both of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before BUFFINGTON, DAVIS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Roscella De Costa, the appellee herein, brought an action in assumpsit in a Pennsylvania state court against the appellant upon a policy of life insurance issued upon the life of her husband. She claimed death benefits and disability benefits. Upon application of the appellant the suit was removed to the court below. A trial by jury resulted in...

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