United States v. Bollman

STONE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the United States from a judgment according payment of installments on a war risk insurance policy.

*134Appellee was beneficiary of a war risk insuranee policy upon the life of her husband, who was killed in action, in October, 1918. Monthly payments of $57.50 were made her under the policy, from January 1, 1919, to September 1, 1923. Upon the latter date the payments were suspended on the ground that appellee had forfeited all right thereto under section 22 of the Act of October 6,1917 (40 Stat. 401), which provides: “The open and notorious .illicit…