Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. William A. SECREST and Vance E. Wrinkle, Administrator of the Estate of John Secrest, Deceased
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1943-11-29
Citations: 139 F.2d 701
Docket Number: No. 9410
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. William A. SECREST and Vance E. Wrinkle, Administrator of the Estate of John Secrest, Deceased.
Judges: Before ALLEN, HAMILTON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 139
Pages: 701–701

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. William A. SECREST and Vance E. Wrinkle, Administrator of the Estate of John Secrest, Deceased.
No. 9410.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Nov. 29, 1943.
James B. Frazier, Jr., and Richard N. Ivins, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellant.
John S. Wrinkle, of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellee.
Before ALLEN, HAMILTON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This case came on to be heard upon the record and briefs and oral argument of counsel. And it appearing that the case was tried to a jury which found, in answer to written interrogatories, submitted by the District Court for special verdicts, that the deceased veteran on June 12, 1918, was of unsound mind and could not commit a fraud; that he was of unsound mind on July 30, 1930, and could not know nor assert his rights, and that he was totally and permanently disabled on October 1, 1918; and that substantial evidence supports both the special verdicts and the general verdict: It is ordered that the judgment be, and it hereby is, affirmed.