Rowan v. United States

Plaintiff sued as beneficiary of a National Service Life Insurance Policy. In her reply she admitted that the policy had lapsed for non-payment of premium ,and that an application by the assured for its reinstatement had been rejected. ¡The district court dismissed the action if or lack of jurisdiction.

The only authority in the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940 as amended, to sue the United States is found in Section 617 thereof, 38 U.S.C.A. § 817. That section in turn expressly makes such suits subject to the provisions of Section 19 of the World War Veterans’ Act, 38 U.S.C.A. §…