Taft v. United States

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment at law dismissing her petition to recover upon a policy of war risk insurance; and from a second judgment in the same action dismissing a complaint filed later, seeking to reinstate the policy if it should be found to have lapsed. The complaint was filed after a jury had rendered a special verdict in the action, but before the judge had en-' tered judgment on the petition. He then heard the case for reinstatement upon evidence already taken under the petition, and entered two judgments, one dismissing the petition notwithstanding…