Legal Opinion

Simmons v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 11, 1940No. 4584PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DOBIE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court dismissing a civil action, brought by appellant upon a policy of war-risk insurance. An action, to recover total and permanent disability benefits, had been brought in March, 1939, upon a lapsed policy of war-risk term insurance. The question as to the revival of the policy is not here involved; for the District Court dismissed the suit on the ground that it was barred by the limitation provision of Section 19, World War Veterans’ Act, 1924, as amended, 38 U.S.C.A. § 445. Whether or not this action was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. TowerySupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  2. United States v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
  3. United States v. CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  4. United States v. DensmoreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
  5. Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
  2. Neely v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
  3. Riley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1954
  4. Roskos v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
  5. Morris v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1954

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