United States v. Tucker

PARKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff in an action on a policy of war risk insurance. The contention of the government is that the poliey lapsed for nonpayment of premiums and that verdict should have been directed in its favor. The contention of plaintiff is that before he ceased paying premiums the poliey matured as a claim in his favor by reason of his total and permanent disability. He contends also that the bill of exceptions should be stricken from the record because not signed within the term or the ninety-day period provided by the rules of the…