Legal Opinion
Alvarez v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 29, 1955No. Civ. A. No. 12255PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIM, District Judge.
Louis M. Balbona was a World War II veteran. Lola Balbona Alvarez, the plaintiff, is his mother and the designated beneficiary under Louis’ national service life insurance policies in the total amount of $10,000.
Balbona was honorably discharged from the army on November 4, 1945. His national service life insurance was kept in force until November 30, 1945, when it lapsed because of non-payment of premiums. No premiums were paid thereafter. He died on August 21, 1948, from far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis without ever having applied for a waiver of the premiums on his…
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