McDonald v. United States

WYZANSKI, District Judge.

This case is before the Court upon defendant’s motion for confirmation of the master’s report and upon plaintiff’s objections thereto.

Pursuant to the jurisdictional provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 817 Mary E. McDonald sued the United States on account of a National Service Life Insurance policy issued to John Harold McDonald while he was in the United States Army. In his insurance application made November 3, 1942, and in the contract of insurance based thereon, John designated as his sole beneficiary Mary, the plaintiff, whom 'he described as his “sister”. John died…