Stephenson v. United States

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the United States in an action upon a $10,000 policy of war risk insurance. The policy lapsed on May 1, 1919, unless the appellant was totally and permanently disabled on ór before that date. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs evidence the jury was instructed to return a verdict for the defendant. The correctness of that ruling is the only question on appeal.

*356The evidence upon which the appellant relied to establish his claim of total and permanent disability during the life of the policy reveals substantially the…