Skovgaard v. United States

EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant’s amended complaint alleges that Harvey Skovgaard, a partly disabled Navy Veteran, on January 29, 1947 applied for a $9000 National Service Life Insurance policy and tendered the premium; that the Veterans’ Administration failed or refused to issue the policy; and that under the National Service Life Insurance Act as amended Skovgaard “was automatically granted * * * [a] policy, although in fact said policy was never delivered to him.” The complaint does not allege that the Veterans’ Administration accepted the premium or promised to issue the policy.…