Runkle v. United States

McDERMOTT, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff sued upon a war risk insurance policy issued to Louis Runkle, and in which she was the beneficiary. She alleged that the insured died on March 20, 1923, and that the policy had matured on November 30, 8, by reason of tbe fact that from that until his death he was totally and perently disabled. His administratrix, made defendant at the instance 'of the United ates, prayed for the installments due at the e of his death; the plaintiff for those due reafter.

The answer of the government alleged at the policy had expired in October, 1918, d denies that it had…