Coleman v. United States

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The suit of the appellant as plaintiff upon a policy of war risk insurance was dismissed below as barred by the limitation contained in § 19 of the World War Veterans’ Act of 1924, as amended by the Act of July 3, 1930, U.S.C.Supp. 7, T. 38, ’ § 445, 38 U.S.C.A. § 445 which provides: “No suit * * * shall be allowed * * unless * * * brought within six years after the right accrued for which the claim is made or within one year after July 3, 1930, whichever is the later date.”

There is no dispute that the suit, which was filed June 25, 1935, was not within the time limits…