United States v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, a Corporation

LYDICK, District Judge:

This is an appeal by the United States of America from a District Court order, 320 F.Supp. 648, denying.it recovery under the California Uninsured Motorist Law and the terms of a policy of insurance issued by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company to Willard J. Rogers and his wife. The United States seeks recovery of medical benefits paid by the United States to Mrs. Rogers as a serviceman’s wife under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2651 et seq.

The facts, briefly stated, are: Hartford issued to Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, residents of California, an…