Legal Opinion

Cassarello v. United States

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 15, 1919No. 1137PublishedCited by 47 opinions

At Law. Action by Savino Cassarello, executor under the will of Patrick Cilleto, sometimes known as Patrick Chilant, against the United States, to recover installments due under a certificate of War Risk Insurance. Judgment rendered for plaintiff for only the installments which became due before the death of his testator.

1Opinion of the Court

WITHER, District Judge.

Lorenzo Celetti, being in the military service of the United States under the name of Lawrence Seigle, on January 11, 1918, made application to the United Slates, under such assumed name, for insurance in the sum of $10,000, designating as beneficiary “stcp-brotlier (29 years old) Patsy Gilette,” followed by a certificate of insurance issued through the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, for the Treasury Department.

Lorenzo Celetti died, while in the military service of the United States, on October 29, 1918. Immediately thereafter a claim for insurance was made by Patrick…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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3Cited by47 opinions

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