United States v. Craig

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Appellee brought this action to recover upon a war risk insurance contract, because of alleged total and permanent disability.

A disagreement between the parties as to the liability under the contract, prior to the institution of suit, is a jurisdictional requisite. 38 U.S.C.A. § 445. The complaint alleges that such a disagreement did exist prior to the filing of suit, and reliance therefor is upon a letter written by the Manager of the Veterans’ Bureau at Indianapolis, February 29th, 1932. After the denial of the claim and the filing of suit, appellee appealed to the…