Ronayne v. United States

BYERS, District Judge.

This is an action upon a National Service Life Insurance policy, in which recovery is contested upon the ground of fraud practiced by the insured in procuring-reinstatement, following lapse of prior insúrance.

A jury trial was waived and the issues have been submitted pursuant to a stipulation from which the following are-quoted :

“III. That John Joseph Ronayne, hereinafter referred to as the insured, while-in the military service, applied for and! was granted, effective November 1, 1942, a policy of National Service Life Insurance * * * in which policies he-, named Joseph…