Holland

On the twenty-seventh day of June, 1938, Wilson A. Holland, as plaintiff, filed a complaint in the court below against the United States of America, as defendant, on a policy of war risk insurance. He alleged that he served in the United States Army between the dates of May 6, 1917, and August 3, 1920; that while serving in said army he applied for and was issued a policy of war risk insurance in the sum of $10,000; that said policy was reinstated on April 1, 1927, ■ in a like sum, and there was issued him a converted insurance policy; that premium payments were made to keep said converted policy in effect until November 30, 1933; that while such policy was in effect he contracted pulmonary tuberculosis and other disabilities; that said disease and disabilities rendered him totally and permanently disabled since August 30, 1933; that he submitted due proof thereof to the United States Veterans Administration; that payment of benefits under said policy was refused; and that a disagreement existed. The complaint concluded with a prayer for judgment. The defendant answered and thereafter the cause proceeded to trial. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, fixing the…