Legal Opinion
Trathen v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 12, 1952No. 10581_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether the surviving spouse of a deceased soldier who remarries subsequent to his death is a “widow” within the meaning of Section 602(h) (3) of the National Service Life Insurance Act. 1
The facts giving rise to the appeal are as follows: On April 20, 1935, Henry R„ Trathen was married to Mary Trathen, now Mary Trathen Kerrigan. In June, 1943, and again in November, 1943, Henry, while in the armed services, entered into contracts-of National Service Life Insurance with the United States, each in. the amount of $5,000. Catherine Wills Trathen,…
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