Grate v. United States

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit upon a policy of war risk insurance issued to the plaintiff (appellant) in January, 1918. lie was honorably discharged from the service on May 12, 1919, and kept Ms original policy in force by payment of premiums until July 1,1927, at which time it was converted to a 5-year convertible term policy wMeh he maintained in force up to the month of April, 1932. In May, 1932, he brought this suit, upon his original policy, asserting total and permanent disability since July 27, 1922, from active pulmonary tuberculosis. By its answer the government denied that…