Legal Opinion
Miller v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 17, 1940No. 7068PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by a veteran of the World War from a judgment denying him any recovery under the “automatic” war risk insurance provision of the U. S. statute (40 Stat. 409, Act of October 6, 1917, § 401, quoted infra) which automatically gave war risk insurance protection to any soldier who became totally and permanently disabled within 120 days from its enactment, October' 6, 1917.
Plaintiff did not take out war risk insurance, but he was found by the trial court (jury waived), to have become permanently and totally disabled within the 120 day provision of the statute.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In Re Bills of ExceptionsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by42 opinions
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