Hoskins v. United States

TPIOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendant in a suit upon a war risk insurance policy. Premiums were paid on the policy keeping it in force until the end of September, 1927. The only issue upon the trial was whether the veteran became totally and permanently disabled as alleged on September 4-th of that year. The case was tried to the court without a jury. The court found that plaintiff was not permanently and totally disabled as alleged; that it was uncertain whether his disability at the time of the trial grew out of his excessive use of narcotics and alcohol…