Farley v. United States

WOLVERTON, District Judge.

Kenneth Claire Farley enlisted in the United States army on May 31, 1917, at Portlafid, Or., and was assigned to active duty July 7th at Camp Lewis, Wash., training camp. He was the adopted son of G. J. and Esther E. Farley. He applied for and was granted war risk insurance in the sum of $10,000, effective November 22, 1917, and designated as his beneficiaries his adoptive mother and sister, in the sum of $5,000 each, On August 31, 1918, he was married to Ruth Blair, who is known in this proceeding as Ruth Blair Farley. Farley died October 20, 1918, intestate,…