Harris v. United States

WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit upon a war risk insurance policy, the appellants being the representatives of the beneficiary under the policy, now deceased.

After' submission of all of the evidence, both the government and the plaintiffs (appellants) moved for directed verdicts, and after considering both motions, the court directed a verdict in favor of the government, answering the three issues, which had been submitted as follows:

“I. Was Solomon McNeill, the decedent, permanently and totally disabled within the meaning of the War Risk term insurance…