United States v. Warren

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an action at law to recover disability benefits under a policy of war risk insurance. The case was tried before a jury, and judgment entered upon a verdict for plaintiff. The government brings this appeal, assigning as error the court’s refusal to direct a verdict in its favor. The single question to be decided here is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the jury’s finding that the total permanent disability of the insured arose prior to the lapse of the policy on June 30, 1919.

Appellee is the wife of Si Tom Warren, the insured, and brought this action…