JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 15332.

335 F.2d 873 (1964)

Lois S. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

August 11, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Wrinkle, Chattanooga, Tenn., (F. Todd Meacham, Chattanooga, Tenn., on the brief), for appellant.

B. B. Guthrie, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn. (J. H. Reddy, U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., on the brief), for appellee.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, O'SULLIVAN, Circuit Judge, and McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.


McALLISTER, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case was tried before the District Judge without a jury. The action was based upon a claim by a widow of a citizen who served in the Army during the last World War, and who took out a government life insurance policy in the sum of $10,000, with his wife, the appellant, as the beneficiary. The policy lapsed through nonpayment of premiums, and before it was reinstated, the insured died. The Government denied liability under the...

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