Coleman v. United States

MARTIN, District Judge.

The motion to dismiss this war risk insurance case has been considered careful-, ly on the pleadings, stipulation of counsel, oral arguments, and briefs. The question is whether the action is barred under 38 U.S.C.A. § 445, because the first claim for permanent total disability insurance was filed May 19, 1932, which was, of course, after July 3, 1931.

The perlincnt facts are that the soldier, James Tskanes, when discharged from the army on December 10, 1918, had in effect $10,000 of war risk insurance; became totally and permanently disabled from dementia praecox while…