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LOCKETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 8168.

86 F.2d 1 (1936)

LOCKETT v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 27, 1936.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Inman Curry, of Augusta, Ga., for appellant.

Keith L. Seegmiller, Atty., Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D. C., Slaton Clemmons, Atty., Dept. of Justice, of Atlanta, Ga., and Dunbar Harrison, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Savannah, Ga.

Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.

Clara Louise Lockett brought suit on her son's war risk insurance certificate and lost it by a directed verdict. Her son was shown to have enlisted in the Army in 1918 and to have been discharged in April, 1919, after which no premiums were paid. His knee was injured in the service, causing a permanent limp, and he looked bad and was subject to nervous spells from the time of his discharge, but held several jobs during 1920. In 1921 for the...

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