Bigley v. United States

KENISTERLY, District Judge.

By original petition, filed in this court September 3, 1932, plaintiff, a former soldier, claiming total permanent disability, sued defendant on a war risk insurance policy issued to plaintiff by defendant, August 3, 1918. January 10, 1934, plaintiff filed amended petition, and this is a hearing (both on the law and the facts) .under District Court Rule 25 (amended rules of January 1, 1934), of defendant’s plea or motion raising the question of the jurisdiction of this court.

1. That ordinarily the United States of America may not be sued, and that in suits of this…