PUCKETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 7152.

70 F.2d 895 (1934)

PUCKETT v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1934.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. L. Clements, of Macon, Ga., for appellant.

Armistead L. Boothe, Atty., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., and T. Hoyt Davis, U. S. Atty., A. Edward Smith and H. Grady Rawls, Asst. U. S. Attys., all of Macon, Ga.

Before BRYAN, FOSTER, and SIBLEY, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought suit in 1932 on a war risk insurance policy, claiming total and permanent disability. The policy lapsed in 1919 for nonpayment of premiums. At the close of the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for the government. The sole contention on this appeal is that it was error to take the case away from the jury.

In support of his claim of disability, appellant proved that he has tuberculosis, which it may be assumed...

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