Trathen v. United States

BARD, District Judge.

This is an action brought under the National Service Life Insurance Act1 and the World War Veterans’ Act2 to recover the proceeds payable under a National Service Life Insurance contract. It is now before me on plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and on defendant’s motiton for summary judgment in favor of additional defendant.

Plaintiff is Stephen Trathen, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the father of Henry R. Trathen, deceased. Defendant is the United States of America. Additional defendant, brought in by the United States, is Mary Trathen Kerrigan, a…