Stallman v. United States

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit upon a policy of war risk insurance in which a demurrer to the amended petition was sustained on the ground that the cause was barred by the statute of limitations. The plaintiff having declined to plead further, judgment of dismissal was entered by the court, and the plaintiff appeals.

Before a veteran is entitled to maintain an action of this kind to recover upon a policy of war risk insurance, his claim must have been presented to the Veterans’ Bureau and rejected, so that it can be found that a disagreement exists. The existence of such a…