United States v. Gladys Ann Barnett and W. J. Barnett

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from a judgment below awarding the $10,000 face value of a National Service Life Insurance policy, plus 4% interest thereon, to the named beneficiary and his assignee. The principal issues are, first, whether the insured abandoned his premium waiver under the policy by failing to cooperate with the Veterans’ Administration in filling out and returning to. it a form entitled “Employment Report of Insured Veteran”; and second, whether the failure of the insured to apply for reinstatement of waiver within one year after termination thereof bars the…