Mason v. United States

SWAN, Circuit Judge.

In January, 1932, the plaintiff brought suit against the United States to recover upon a policy of war risk insurance. This insurance had lapsed on February 28, 1919. To justify recovery, the plaintiff was obliged to prove that prior to that date he sustained “permanent total disability” within the meaning of those words as used in war risk insurance contracts. Regulations issued by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance pursuant to statutory authority (38 USCA § 426) define “total disability” as “any impairment of mind or body which renders it impossible for the disabled person…