Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1934No. 7410PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
After a few months’ service in the Army, Lee Hamilton was discharged on December 18, 1918, having a persistent dysentery, and he paid no premium thereafter on his war risk insurance policy. Suit was brought on it in October, 1931. After hearing the evidence offered in Hamilton’s behalf, the court directed a verdict against him. His appeal presents the single question whether there was substantia] evidence to show that he was totally and permanently disabled during the life of his policy. The evidence was given by himself, his wife, several relatives by blood and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- United States Smelting Co. v. ParryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
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- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. HicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by34 opinions
- People v. WilsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
- United States v. James M. McCoyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Maxie Eldon Milton, Eugene L. Fowler, and Andrew Areaux, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Lambert v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- Farley v. HeiningerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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