United States v. Harris

MATHEWS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee brought this action under section 19 of the World War Veterans’ Act 1924, as amended by Act July 3, 1930, c. 849, § 4, 46 Stat. 992 (38 USCA § 445), to recover permanent total disability benefits under two contracts of war risk term insurance granted to appellee under section 400 of the Act of September 2, 1914, as amended October 6, 1917, c. 105, § 2, 40 Stat. 398, 409. Both contracts were issued and became effective while appellee was employed in active service in the United States Army. He was discharged frorp that service on February 19, 1919. On one of his…