Coffey v. United States

TREANOR, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court in favor of the plaintiff in a suit on a war risk term insurance policy. The insured, William M. Coffey, was inducted into military service of the United States on May 20, 1918, and was discharged therefrom on March 21, 1919. His contract of war risk term insurance expired on July 1, 1919, unless the insured became permanently and totally disabled prior thereto, as was alleged in plaintiff’s complaint.

*763No claim for permanent total disability benefits under the insurance contract was filed prior to the insured’s…