Coyner v. United States

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiffs to recover on a war risk insurance policy issued to Edwin P. Dempsey, who enlisted as a private in the United States service February 23, 1918, was honorably discharged February 24, 1919, and died December 10, 1926 of pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculosis laryngitis. His contract of war risk insurance expired on March 31, 1919, unless the insured became permanently and totally disabled prior thereto. The verdict of the jury was in favor of plaintiffs, that insured was totally and permanently disabled on March 31 of 1919, and…