Legal Opinion
United States v. Henning
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 22, 1952No. 10PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
Conflicting claims to the proceeds of a policy of National Service Life Insurance frame the controversy before us. Disposition of the cause depends on our interpretation of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, 38 U. S. C. § 801 et seq., which in pertinent part1 provides:
§ 602 (g). “The insurance shall be payable only to a widow, widower, child . . ., parent, brother or sister of the insured. The insured shall have the right to designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the insurance, but only within the classes herein provided . . .
*68§ 601(f). “The terms 'parent’,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wissner v. WissnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. ZazoveSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cassarello v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1919
- United States v. MadiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States v. Citizens Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Wilczynski v. HarderDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971
- Funeral Financial Systems v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and United States of America, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- In Re Teligent, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- John Roy Harper, II v. Edward H. Levi, Attorney General of the United States, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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