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EVANS v. UNITED STATES

No. 5695.

83 F.2d 539 (1936)

EVANS v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

May 2, 1936.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Dowell, of DuQuoin, Ill., and Frank C. Smith, of East St. Louis, Ill., for appellant.

Arthur Roe, U. S. Atty., of Vandalia, Ill., Joseph A. Troy, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., of East St. Louis, Ill., Will G. Beardslee, Director, Bureau of War Risk Litigation, of Washington, D. C., Wilbur C. Pickett and Fendall Marbury, Sp. Assts. to the Atty. Gen., and J. Gregory Bruce, of Washington, D. C.

Before EVANS and SPARKS, Circuit Judges, and BRIGGLE, District Judge.

BRIGGLE, District Judge.

Appellant, a soldier of the World War, sues to enforce the terms of a contract of insurance with his government. He enlisted April 27, 1918, and was discharged February 15, 1919, and it is conceded that in order to recover he must establish that he became totally and permanently disabled, within the meaning of the contract, prior to its lapse on March 31, 1919. Pursuant to the terms of the War Risk Insurance Act and the regulations of the...

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