Legal Opinion
United States v. Foster
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 8, 1965No. Civ. A. 22573PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT SMITH, District Judge.
This is an action in the nature of an interpleader by the United States to determine who shall receive the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued by the plaintiff (Veteran’s Administration) to decedent.
The facts are stipulated. The widow, Kathryn D. Foster, shot the decedent, causing his death. She was charged and convicted of second degree murder. The Supreme Court of Hawaii reversed and ordered a new trial. At the new trial she pled guilty to manslaughter (in Hawaii, murder without malice). She was convicted but sentence was suspended.
The widow filed a claim…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Waterman v. Canal-Louisiana Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- New York Mutual Life Insurance v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Wissner v. WissnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- De Zoteel v. Mutual Life InsuranceSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1932
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. McDavidDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1941
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re Estate of LaspyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Mendez-Bellido v. BD. OF TR. OF DIV. 1181, ATUDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1989
- Atwater v. Nortel Networks, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2005
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. NealDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1991
- In re the Estate of DorseyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1994
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