Roberts v. United States

KENNEDY, District-Judge.

George A. Roberts brought this suit to recover upon a. war risk insurance policy. After the trial and prior to the perfection of the appeal Roberts died, -and the present plaintiff was substituted in her capacity as administratrix of his estate. Upon the trial at the close of the plaintiff’s ease, the court upon motion of defendant’s counsel directed a verdict in favor of the defendant, upon which action of the trial court the appeal in this ease is based.

A running sketch of the testimony adduced on behalf of the plaintiff is as follows: Roberts enlisted in the United…