In re the Estate of McCormick

Wingate, S.

The research of the court indicates that the most interesting question involved in this proceeding has never been made the subject of any reported decision of this State, and that only in a single instance has it been passed upon in any other jurisdiction.

The decedent, Leonard McCormick, entered the United States military service on June 25, 1918. He died in the line of duty, intestate, on September 28, 1918, slightly over three months later. Prior to his decease he had received from the government of the United States a war risk insurance policy in the sum of $10,000, payable to…