Rodgers v. United States

BROOKS, District Judge.

This action was brought by Anna Mae Rodgers, the mother and designated beneficiary of Clarence E. Rodgers, to recover ten thousand dollars of National Service Life Insurance issued on the life of her son. It is before the Court on motion for summary judgment.

The complaint and accompanying exhibits disclose that the insurance policies were issued and premiums paid to December 31, 1946, by deductions from service pay. On November 7, 1946, the insured disappeared while on military leave and since that time his absence has been continuous and unexplained. After failure of…