Legal Opinion
Mac Farlane v. United States
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided August 17, 1979No. Civ. A. 780534Published
1Opinion of the Court
EDWIN F. HUNTER, Jr., Senior District Judge:
The United States of America admits liability under the National Service Life Insurance Policy No. V 1747 57 38, the proceeds of which are the subject of the adverse claims filed herein on behalf of three parties: Edith C. Mac Farlane, the former wife of the deceased veteran; Edith Allyson Mac Farlane, daughter of Edith C. Mac Farlane and the deceased, now of full age of majority; and Katherine A. Mac Far-
lane, widow of the deceased. The position of the United States in this matter is similar to that of a stakeholder. Dyke v. Dyke, 227 F.2d 461 (6th…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Collins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Dyke v. DykeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- Spaulding v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1966
- Mrs. Myrtle S. Hammack (Watson) v. Dolly Ann HammackCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966