115 F.2d 429 | 5th Cir. | 1940
Tom Allen was a soldier in the World War who died in the service on October 1, 1918. He was the owner of two policies of war risk insurance in which Ed Creamer, as father of the insured, was designated as beneficiary. Creamer collected the monthly payments under the policies from October 1, 1918, until he died on March 23, 1932. Appellant, as administrator of the estate of the deceased soldier, filed this suit on September 14, 1938, to collect from the Government the amount of the payments made to Creamer, with interest, on the ground that Creamer was not the husband of the soldier’s mother, never claimed or admitted to be the father of the soldier
Section 19 of the World War Veterans Act,, as amended July 3, 1930, 38 U.S. C.A. § 445, forbade the bringing of such suits more than six years after the happening of the contingency upon which the claim was founded, or one year after July 3, 1930, whichever was the later date. This statute barred the suit on July 3, 1931, unless for some reason the operation of the statute was tolled.
As to the second point, if this contention were borne out by the facts, it would clearly be sufficient to render ineffectual the plea of limitation.
Since we hold that the suit was properly dismissed on the ground of limitation, it is unnecessary to consider the other contention of the Government.
Affirmed.
United States v. Towery, 306 U.S. 324, 59 S.Ct. 522, 83 L.Ed. 678; United States v. Tarrer, 5 Cir., 77 F.2d 423; Bono v. United States, 2 Cir., 113 F.2d 724; Morgan v. United States, 5 Cir., 115 F.2d 427.
Cf. Reading Co. v. Koons, 271 U.S. 58, 46 S.Ct. 405, 70 L.Ed. 835; Goldborough v. United States, D.C., 31 F. Supp. 93.
Amendment of June 29, 1936, to World War Veterans Act,, 38 U.S.G.A. § 445d.
United States v. Collins, 4 Cir., 61 F.2d 1002; United States v. Peters, 8 Cir., 62 F.2d 977; United States v. Primilton et al., 5 Cir., 76 F.2d 555; United States v. Lockwood, 5 Cir., 81 F.2d 468; Werner v. United States, 2 Cir., 86 F.2d 113.