Carpenter v. United States

GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Edna L. Carpenter, the adoptive sister of a deceased army officer, is claiming rights under § 602(h) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended. 54 Stat. 1008, Act Oct. 8, 1940, 38 U.S.C.A. § 802(h), 56 Stat. 659, Act July 11, 1942, 60 Stat. 781, Act Aug. I, 1946, 38 U.S.C.A. § 802(h). The facts are not in dispute; the question of law is *370narrow but important to those affected by its application.

The insured was born on June 7, 1913 and within four days1 after his birth was adopted through legal proceedings by the natural parents of the…