Reivich v. United States

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

Herman Reivieh died in October, 1918, holder of a $10,000 war risk insurance policy, payable to himself as beneficiary. By will made before the application for the policy, he had made his grandmother sole legatee. Following the then prevailing view that such a legatee was not a “designated beneficiary” under the War Risk Insurance Act (Comp. St. § 514a et seq.), the Director of the Bureau, in March, 1919, awarded the insurance to the soldier’s brother, Alex Reivieh (“as the person named as beneficiary by” the soldier), and payments to him were begun. Later the question…