United States v. Kiles

GARDNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought to recover on a contract of war risk insurance. Right of recovery is asserted on the ground that the *881assured became permanently totally disabled November 1, 1928, during tbe life of tbe policy, and not on tbe ground that the insured died during the life of the policy. Insured died of pneumonia August 17, 1929. It is alleged that insured’s total permanent disability resulted from “extreme nervousness, insanity, organic and functional nervous diseases, arthritis, and general debility.” The answer is in the nature of a general denial.

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