United States v. Landrieux

FITZHENRY, Circuit Judge.

In April, 1918, Alfred F. Landrieux enlisted in the military service of the United States. He was honorably discharged in March, 1919. .While in the service he obtained a policy of war risk insurance which lapsed on May 1, 1919, by reason of nonpayment of the premium which was due April 1, 1919. His death, in January, 1922, was due to tuberculosis of the lungs. Mary Landrieux, mother of Alfred F. Landrieux, and the beneficiary named in the insurance policy, brought this suit ten years later, on January 2, 1932, in the District Court for the Eastern District of…