Bouvier v. United States

DENMAN, Chief Judge.

Bouvier appeals from a judgment in her suit against the United States on her husband’s National Service life insurance policy N 18-30-55, hereafter policy 055, issued by the Veterans Administration, 1 hereafter the Insurer, holding that the policy had expired by the nonpayment of premiums.

Prior to January 1, 1941, Bouvier had this policy and another, N 229-18-46, hereafter policy 846. The premium on each was $3.25 payable monthly. In December of 1948, insured was notified that policy 055 would expire on February 28, 1949, unless renewed by an application.

The insured, on…