Whitney v. United States

(after stating .the facts as above). The sole question presented on this record is whether plaintiff in an action on a policy of war risk insurance is entitled to a trial by jury. Section 405 of the Amendatory Act providing for War Risk Insurance, approved October 6, 1917, is in part as follows:

“That in the event of disagreement as to a claim under the contract of insurance between the bureau and any beneficiary or beneficiaries thereunder, an action on the claim may be brought against the United States in the District Court of the United States in and for the district in which such…