Legal Opinion
Burke v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1948No. Civ. A. 7728PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, District Judge.
Joseph M. Burke, the deceased Soldier in this case entered active service in the United States Army on November 27th, 1942, at the age of twenty-two years. Effective July 1st, 1943 he was granted National Service Life Insurance in the amount of $10,000.00 for which he designated as principal beneficiary, Mary Burke, described as “Mother”, and designated as contingent beneficiary, Roy Burke, described as “Brother”. Joseph M. Burke was killed in the service on January 10th, 1945, while the insurance was in full force and effect.
It was established that the natural…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Galloway v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Leyerly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Meisner v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1924
- Zazove v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- McClure v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Thomas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1951
- Baran v. HoszwaDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1974
- Banks v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1958
- Burke v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Seeley v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1957
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