Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1933No. 9689PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant will be referred to as tha plaintiff. He brought this action upon a $10,000 policy of war risk insurance issued to him after his enlistment on February 1918. Premiums were paid until February 21, 1920, when he was discharged from the service. On October 7,1918, while in action, he was shot in the left leg below the knee. The bullet caused a compound, comminuted fracture of the tibia. An effort was made to save his leg. He was hospitalized; the leg was operated on; osteomyelitis set in. While the wound closed at times, it would not remain healed, and he was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Eggen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Proechel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- United States v. MayfieldCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933
- United States v. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Shama v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. StonerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- United States v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Price v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
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