Licznerski v. United States

BIGGS, Chief Judge.

The facts in this case are set out fully in the opinions of the court below, 81 F.Supp. 837; 83 F.Supp. 453 and 85 F.Supp. 87, and we will repeat only those circumstances which we deem necessary for our decision.

Fannie J. Licznerski (Fannie) is the widow of John W.~ Licznerski (John), the insured soldier, and the mother and natural guardian of Arlene Janet Licznerski (Arlene), a minor and the only child of John and Fannie. John originally had designated Fannie as the beneficiary of the policy and Arlene as the contingent beneficiary. On May 29, 1944 he designated his…