Legal Opinion
Gertler v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 7, 1955PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
This is a three-cornered litigation between (1) the widow of an American soldier killed in service, (2) the soldier’s mother, and (3) the Government, which is a stakeholder of $10,000, the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance Policy on the soldier’s life. The widow and the mother are rival claimants to the $10,000. The Veterans’ Administration Appeals Board has ruled in favor of the widow; hence, this action by the mother against the Government and against the widow, as an impleaded defendant.
While the mother’s action was pending, she died. The date of her…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Anderson v. YungkauSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bush v. Remington Rand, Inc. Bush v. Remington Rand, IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Winkelman v. General Motors Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1939
- Photometric Products Corp. v. RadtkeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1946
- Wadler v. Mediterranean Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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