Legal Opinion
Passaro v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 26, 1984No. 669-81 CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SETO, Judge:
This military pay case is before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff petitions this court to find that the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP), 10 U.S.C. §§ 1447-1455 (1976 & Supps.), entitles her to an annuity, despite her deceased husband’s election not to participate in the SBP. Plaintiff contends that § 1448(a) of the SBP requires the Army to have notified her when her husband made his non-election, and that the Army’s failure to have given her such notice entitles her to benefits under the SBP.
For the reasons stated below, this court holds that plaintiff…
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