Stavros v. United States

(sitting by special assignment).

Plaintiff brought this action against the United States upon the theory that he has become entitled to automatic insurance under the War Risk Insurance Act. After setting up the facts in the complaint that he was inducted November 1,1917, mustered into service November 6, 1917, and discharged November 11, 1917, and was thereby entitled to war risk insurance, it is alleged: “That prior to the said date of discharge from the service, to wit, November 11, 1917, the plaintiff contracted chronic, active and pulmonary tuberculosis, and tubercular arthritis of the…