UNITED STATES v. FIELDS

No. 11226.

102 F.2d 535 (1939)

UNITED STATES v. FIELDS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

March 14, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton R. Barry, U. S. Atty., of Fort Smith, Ark., Julius C. Martin, Director, Bureau of War Risk Litigation, of Washington, D. C., Wilbur C. Pickett, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., and Young M. Smith, Atty., Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C., for the United States.

L. L. Cronkrite and Lee Cazort, of Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before GARDNER and THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and REEVES, District Judge.


REEVES, District Judge.

This is a suit on a policy of war risk insurance. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the government has appealed. The policy was in the face amount of $5,000. It contained the usual provision that, in case of total and permanent disability, $28.75 per month should be paid during the life of the insured.

The appellee claimed in his petition (filed February 27, 1932), that he became permanently and totally disabled while the policy was...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases