WINSLOW v. UNITED STATES

No. 8804.

147 F.2d 157 (1945)

WINSLOW v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia

Decided February 5, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jordan R. Bentley, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Joseph H. San, of New York City, member of the Bar of the Court of Appeals of New York, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Messrs. Francis M. Shea, Assistant Attorney General, and Wilbur C. Pickett, Acting Director, Bureau of War Risk Litigation, Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and Fendall Marbury, Attorney, Department of Justice, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee. Mr. John J. Cummings, Bureau of War Risk Litigation, of Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice and MILLER and EDGERTON, Associate Justices.


PER CURIAM.

This suit is brought by an infant as beneficiary of the war risk term insurance policy of a deceased war veteran. The policy had lapsed in the veteran's lifetime; but it had afterwards revived and matured, by reason of his total permanent disability, under section 305, World War Veterans' Act, 1924, as amended, 44 Stat. 799, 38 U.S.C.A. § 516. Thereafter, in his lifetime, the statutory period of limitations elapsed and suit on the policy was barred...

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